Dimensions
160 x 240 x 30mm
Although Franco was one of the four dictators who changed the face of Europe during the twentieth century, he was able to cling on to absolute political power until his death in 1975. Behind the military heroics and dexterous political footwork lay an insecure and vengeful man, wracked by contradictory impulses. Filled with a burning conviction that his destiny was bound up with the medieval kings of Spain and God himself, he appeared shy, withdrawn and humble. Ruthlessly intent on wiping out all political opposition, he denied heatedly that he was a dictator.
Drawing brilliantly upon the latest psychological thinking, this biography considers Franco's mental state, as well as his political motivation. In doing so, it succeeds admirably in getting under the skin of Europe's most enduring dictator.
