Franco : soldier, commander, dictator / Geoffrey Jensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jensen, Geoffrey, 1965-

Series:

Military profiles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975.

Franco, Francisco.

Heads of state--Spain--Biography.

Heads of state.

Spain.

Generals--Spain--Biography.

Generals.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 135 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2005]

Summary:

Before becoming one of the longest-ruling dictators of the twentieth century, Francisco Franco commanded troops in the kinds of wars that have since become all too familiar. He not only waged vicious counterinsurgency campaigns against Muslim warlords and rebellious tribes in Morocco, but also led a multinational force to victory in Europe's "dress rehearsal" for World War II - the Spanish Civil War. Geoffrey Jensen's profile of Franco provides lay-readers, students and scholars a highly readable, concise and informative introduction to Franco. Until now, there has been no balanced analysis of Franco's life and career in a focused "military/history/biography" available in English.

Contents:

From Navy brat to Army cadet

Blood and glory in Morocco

The rising star

From reluctant rebel to generalísimo

No mercy : fighting the Spanish Civil War

Dictatorship to death : 1939-75.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-127) and index.

ISBN:

1574886444

1574886452

OCLC:

58452135