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Paul Preston's epic, acclaimed and bestselling biography of the "Caudillo" is now available in paperback. "The definitive biography of Franco...a triumph of clarity, judicious analysis and detailed research." Colm Toibin "Sunday Times".
Synopsis
Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain from the Nationalists' victory over the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War until his quiet death in 1975, is the subject of this biography, which uses material from the archives of six countries.
