Tremlett, Giles | EL GENERALISIMO

En biografi som utforskar Francisco Francos komplexa liv, hans diktatur och dess påverkan på Spaniens historia och politik.

• Ny biografi om Francisco Franco.

• Utforskar hans komplexa arv och ledarskap.

• Utgiven som pocket, 2026.

Utgivningsdatum: 2026-07-16

Bindning: Pocket

Bokförlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 9781526651976

Omfång: 528 s.
Språk: Engelska
Utgivningsdatum: 2026-07-16

Förlagets information

A definitive new biography of General Franco that offers a new insight into his lasting legacy in Spain and his impact on the country

*A 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Telegraph, Financial Times, i Paper*

'Making Francisco Franco's long life and 36 years of dictatorship enjoyable reading is a daunting challenge ... Giles Tremlett nonetheless succeeds magnificently' PAUL PRESTON

'An excellent biography - compelling, authoritative, even entertaining - of this highly dislikable creature' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE, DAILY TELEGRAPH

'A magisterial, groundbreaking new portrait ... Sets a gold standard in Spanish Civil War history' ELIZABETH DRAYSON

From a scrawny, overlooked military graduate to the youngest general in Europe, Francisco Franco was known for his ambition, talent and calculated risk-taking. Yet his reputation remains a topic of fierce debate. Did he destroy Spain and stifle its democracy or rescue the nation from left-wing tumult? In this compelling biography, Giles Tremlett unravels the complex life and legacy of the enigmatic dictator who shaped twentieth-century Spanish history.

This book will delve into the complexities of Franco's character, exploring his volatile relationship with a domineering father, his traumatic experiences fighting in Morocco and the formation of his authoritarian ideology. The narrative follows Franco's ruthless leadership during the Civil War, his alignment with Hitler and Mussolini and the subsequent Cold War era that brought him international rehabilitation. Tremlett interrogates Franco's transformation of Spain through a lens that challenges the conventional view of him as a bumbling leader. Instead, he argues that Franco was a deliberate and pragmatic dictator who wielded terror to maintain an iron grip on power, and whose lasting (and most surprising) contribution was the period of peace that allowed Spain to challenge the absolutist spirit he embodied.

Nuanced and comprehensive, El Generalisimo offers a fresh perspective that reveals the intricate interplay of ambition and fearlessness of Francisco Franco; and examines his enduring legacy that continues to shape Spain's political and cultural landscape.

El Generalisimo av Giles Tremlett hittar du under Biografi: historia, politik och försvar inom Historiska biografier i huvudkategorin Biografier | Memoarer.

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