The Dispute Over GibraltarPhoenician traders believed it marked the end of the world. To the Greeks and Romans, it was one of the mythological Pillars of Hercules. For centuries, strategic Gibraltar, the massive limestone "Rock" also known as the "Gateway to the Mediterranean," wa |
Contents
An Extremely Bitter Dispute | 2 |
The Early History of Gibraltar | 23 |
The Gibraltar Tradition | 43 |
Border Disputes Conflict in Europe | 62 |
Hitler World War II and Gibraltar | 81 |
Franco the United Nations and Gibraltar 19451975 | 98 |
The Lisbon Agreement and Beyond | 115 |
Conclusions | 125 |
Chronology and Timeline | 132 |
Notes | 137 |
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Further Reading | 143 |
Picture Credits | 144 |
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About the Contributors | 150 |
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