{"product_id":"el-generalisimo-franco","title":"El Generalísimo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ei Paper\u003c\/i\u003e*\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Making Francisco Franco's long life and 36 years of dictatorship enjoyable reading is a daunting challenge ... Giles\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eTremlett nonetheless succeeds magnificently'\u003c\/b\u003e PAUL PRESTON\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An excellent biography - compelling, authoritative, even entertaining - of this highly dislikable creature'\u003c\/b\u003e SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE, \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From a scrawny military graduate to Europe's youngest general, Francisco Franco was known for his ambition and calculated risk-taking. But his reputation remains a topic of fierce debate. \u003cb\u003eDid he cripple Spain's democracy or save the nation from left-wing tumult?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this definitive new biography, Giles Tremlett lays bare the story of a tyrant who deliberately wielded terror to maintain an iron grip on power. He traces Franco's ruthless Civil War leadership through to \u003cb\u003ehis alignment with Hitler and Mussolini\u003c\/b\u003e and the Cold War years that followed. Packed with fresh insight and chilling details, \u003ci\u003eEl Generalisimo\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the life and legacy of \u003cb\u003ethe enigmatic dictator who shaped twentieth-century Spanish history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A magisterial, groundbreaking new portrait ... Sets a gold standard in Spanish Civil War history'\u003c\/b\u003e ELIZABETH DRAYSON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"El Generalisimo : Franco","offer_id":46969431883973,"sku":null,"price":33.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5266-5197-6.jpg?v=1789791580","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/el-generalisimo-franco","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}