Franco by Michael Streeter

Franco by Michael Streeter

Growing up in the wake of the Spanish military’s shattering defeat at the hands of the United States in 1898 over Cuba and having survived a bullet to the stomach while serving his country in Morocco, it is perhaps no wonder that Francisco Franco’s fame and notoriety was eventually guaranteed by his ruthless pursuit of victory for the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War.
Franco played a major role on the world stage until his death in 1975. At once intensely sentimental and affecting cool indifference at times of bad news, he emphasised the need to obey orders, the importance of individual bravery, absolute loyalty to the Fatherland and the crucial role of the army. Variously courted by the liberal democracies of Britain and France, the Fascist alliance of Hitler and Mussolini and then by anti-communist administrations in Washington, the memory of his successful policies, leading to rapid growth during a time of economic depression, are tempered by his government’s extreme repression of political opponents and perpetration of mass violence during the White Terror.
In Franco, Michael Streeter explores the Generalissimo’s legacy as the subject of a cult of personality in one of Europe’s longest-lasting modern dictatorships and considers his genesis, his successes – decades of relative stability and prosperity during a period of great European conflict – and the terrible cost at which they came.

Michael Streeter is a writer and journalist. He has written for most British national newspapers and was editor of the Daily Express website. His books include The Mediterranean: Cradle of European Culture. He lives and works in France.

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ISBN 13	9781914979392
ISBN 10	1914979397
Title	Franco
Author	Michael Streeter
Series	Life And Times Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Haus Publishing
Year published	2025-11-06
Number of pages	192
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