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Churchill and Spain: The Survival of the Franco Regime, 1940-1945
Richard Wigg
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Paperback. Examines why Franco's regime was alone among Europe's 'Big Three' Fascist dictatorships in being able to survive beyond the end of the Second World War, and to what extent Churchill's wartime policies enabled Franco to remain in control of Spain. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies. "Churchill and Spain" examines why Franco's regime was alone among Europe's "Big Three" Fascist dictatorships in being able to survive beyond the end of the Second World War, and to what extent Churchill's wartime policies enabled Franco to remain in control of Spain. Richard Wigg draws upon Foreign Office documents and reports -- many of which remained secret until the 1990s or only became available in 2005 under the UK Freedom of Information Act -- and the wartime papers of Churchill and Samuel Hoare, Britain's special envoy to ... Read more
Published in association with the Canada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies. "Churchill and Spain" examines why Franco's regime was alone among Europe's "Big Three" Fascist dictatorships in being able to survive beyond the end of the Second World War, and to what extent Churchill's wartime policies enabled Franco to remain in control of Spain. Richard Wigg draws upon Foreign Office documents and reports -- many of which remained secret until the 1990s or only became available in 2005 under the UK Freedom of Information Act -- and the wartime papers of Churchill and Samuel Hoare, Britain's special envoy to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
403 g
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845192839
SKU
V9781845192839
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About Richard Wigg
Richard Wigg was a foreign correspondent for The Times for 27 years, and spent time in Europe, Latin America and Asia, including several years reporting from Madrid.
Reviews for Churchill and Spain: The Survival of the Franco Regime, 1940-1945
"A fascinating study of Churchill and of the dire impact of personal relationships on high politics."
Times Literary Supplement "An important addition to Churchill studies."
Sir Martin Gilbert "Deserves to be widely read for it's historical accuracy as well as for it's contemporary relevance." Tribune, December 2008
Times Literary Supplement "An important addition to Churchill studies."
Sir Martin Gilbert "Deserves to be widely read for it's historical accuracy as well as for it's contemporary relevance." Tribune, December 2008