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General Francisco Franco (1892-1975), ruler of Spain for nearly forty years, was one of the most powerful and controversial leaders in that nation's long history. This deeply researched biography treats the three major aspects of his life—personal, military, and political. It depicts his early life, explains his career and rise to prominence as an army officer who became Europe's youngest interwar brigadier general in 1926, and then discusses his role in the affairs of the troubled Second Spanish Republic.
Stanley G. Payne and Jesús Palacios examine in detail how Franco became dictator and how his leadership led to victory in the Spanish Civil War that consolidated his regime. They also explore Franco's role in the great repression that accompanied the Civil War—resulting in tens of thousands of executions—and examine at length his controversial role in World War II. This masterful biography highlights Franco's metamorphoses and adaptations to retain power as politics, culture, and economics shifted in the four decades of his dictatorship.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
1 The Making of a Spanish Officer (1892-1913)
2 The Youngest General in Europe (1913-1926)
3 Director of the General Military Academy (1926-1931)
4 From Ostracism to Chief of Staff (1931-1936)
5 The Destruction of Republican Democracy (1936)
6 Franco Becomes Generalissimo (1936)
7 Forging a Dictatorship (1936-1939)
8 Winning the Civil War (1936-1939)
9 Franco and the Nationalist Repression (1936-1945)
10 From Civil War to World War (1939-1940)
11 The Great Temptation (1940-1941)
12 Surviving World War II (1941-1945)
13 Franco at Bay (1945-1953)
14 Franco at His Zenith (1953-1959)
15 Franco at Home
16 Development Dictator (1959-1964)
17 Facing the Future (1964-1969)
18 Franco and the Modernization of Spain
19 Twilight Years (1969-1974)
20 The Death of Franco (1974-1975)
Conclusion: Franco in the Perspective of History
Notes
Index
