Introduction : the significance of the frontier in Gibraltarian history
'British' Gibraltar in the early twentieth century
Economic depression and the effect of the Spanish dictatorship during the 1920s
Shifting allegiances and social tension : Gibraltar during the peacetime years of the Spanish second republic
'A house divided' : the impact of the Spanish Civil War upon Gibraltarian society
Towards a new relationship : local and national relations between Gibraltar and Spain, July 1936 to August 1939
'The Franco problem' : Spanish policy towards Gibraltar during the Second World War, 1939-1945
'Business as usual?' : cross-frontier relations between Gibraltar and the Campo, 1939-1945
The end of the affair : cross-frontier relations, 1945-1954
Conclusion : 'a dagger in the spine?'.
