{"product_id":"el-generalisimo","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\u003e Tremlett nonetheless succeeds magnificently' \u003c\/b\u003ePAUL PRESTON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excellent biography – compelling, authoritative, even entertaining – of this highly dislikable creature’ \u003c\/b\u003eSIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE,\u003ci\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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\u003e Did 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\u003eELIZABETH DRAYSON\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62597172429187,"sku":"9781526651976","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/8033\/3699\/files\/9781526651976.jpg?v=1789069281","url":"https:\/\/thebuddyhoodshop.co.uk\/products\/el-generalisimo","provider":"The Buddyhood Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}