Stanley G. Payne is the Hilldale–Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the author of many books, including A History of Fascism, 1914–1945; The Franco Regime, 1936–1975; and Spain: A Unique History. Jesús Palacios is a noted historian, investigative journalist, and adjunct professor at the University of Madrid.
An intimate portrait of Franco the man, provoking a lively and
necessary debate about the nature of the dictator's regime.""-
Julius Ruiz, author of Franco's Justice
""This compelling biography of Francisco Franco situates the
Caudillo in his Spanish and global context. It covers every aspect
of Franco's life- from birth to death, from the political to the
personal- displaying a judicious and critical understanding of this
very controversial figure.""- Michael Seidman, author of The
Victorious Counterrevolution: The Nationalist Effort in the Spanish
Civil War
""During and after his life, Francisco Franco garnered more than
fifty studies of his life, but Franco: A Personal and Political
Biography is quite simply one of the best. At last we are presented
with a genuinely objective, balanced, above all dispassionate
biography, written by two vastly experienced and distinguished
scholars. The book's cool and measured conclusions- always lucidly
presented- reflect almost uncannily the meticulously pragmatic
approach of the subject himself to the numberless military and
political issues his career confronted. From being a
twentieth-century pariah of world politics, Franco has now come
into his own in terms of serious academic attention.""- Robert
Stradling, author of Your Children Will Be Next: Bombing and
Propaganda in the Spanish Civil War
""Francisco Franco is the only major twentieth-century dictator to
die peacefully in his bed- after almost four decades in power. His
regime was brutal, despicable, and in many respects ineffectual,
yet it did not join the Axis powers in World War II and was a
transitional type between traditional military dictatorships and
more recent totalitarian regimes. This book, impeccably based on
the available sources and displaying sober judgment, could well be
the definitive work on the subject.""- Walter Laqueur, author of
Fascism: Past, Present, Future
""A very thorough and readable biography that masterfully combines
research on Franco's life and regime with new and unique sources
including Franco's private papers and interviews with Franco's only
daughter. It will appeal to a broad readership including anyone
interested in the history of twentieth-century Spain, the Spanish
civil war, and the Franco regime.""- Joan Maria Thomàs, University
Rovira-Virgili, Spain
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