Britain and the Spanish Anti-Franco Opposition, 1940-1950
David Joseph Dunthorn
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Hardcover. After fascism's defeat in 1945, Britain did not co-operate with Franco's Spanish opponents to end his dictatorship. This study demonstrates how divisions in the Spanish opposition were one factor, but argues that Britain's strategic and commercial interests in Spain also acted as a disincentive. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
After fascism's defeat in 1945 Britain did not co-operate with Franco's Spanish opponents to end his dictatorship. This study demonstrates how divisions in the Spanish opposition were one factor but argues that Britain's strategic and commercial interests in Spain also acted as a disincentive. Only when international pressure for sanctions threatened Iberian stability in 1947 did the British government turn to the Spanish opposition. With the advent of the Cold War, however, the opposition became irrelevant to British needs and Franco's survival was guaranteed.
After fascism's defeat in 1945 Britain did not co-operate with Franco's Spanish opponents to end his dictatorship. This study demonstrates how divisions in the Spanish opposition were one factor but argues that Britain's strategic and commercial interests in Spain also acted as a disincentive. Only when international pressure for sanctions threatened Iberian stability in 1947 did the British government turn to the Spanish opposition. With the advent of the Cold War, however, the opposition became irrelevant to British needs and Franco's survival was guaranteed.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333917961
SKU
V9780333917961
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About David Joseph Dunthorn
DAVID DUNTHORN is Visiting Lecturer for Modern European History at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1964 with an Honours Degree in Modern and Medieval languages. Having gained a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education he then taught French, Spanish and German in secondary schools in England and abroad for almost thirty years. He ... Read more
Reviews for Britain and the Spanish Anti-Franco Opposition, 1940-1950
'The virtues of Dunthorn's study are many and incontestible...may well be the last word that needs to be said on Great Britain's role...' - American Historical Review 'An impressive study of the problems of attempting to pursue an ethical foreign policy. [Dunthorn] shows clearly the fundamental clash between Britain's long-term strategic geopolitical interests and the elimination of ... Read more