Franco

Before becoming one of the longest-ruling dictators of the twentieth century, Francisco Franco commanded troops in the kinds of wars that have since become all too familiar. He not only waged vicious counterinsurgency campaigns against Muslim warlords and rebellious tribes in Morocco, but also led a multinational force to victory in Europe's "dress rehearsal" for World War II - the Spanish Civil War. Geoffrey Jensen's profile of Franco provides lay-readers, students and scholars a highly readable, concise and informative introduction to Franco. Until now, there has been no focused "military history/biography" of Franco available in English.