Franco: Soldier, Commander, Dictator (Military Profiles)

Geoffrey Jensen, Franco: Soldier, Commander, Dictator (Military Profiles)

Potomac Books Inc. | ISBN1574886444 | 2005 | PDF | 1 MB | 163 pages

Born into a military family in 1892, Francisco Franco first made a name for himself leading attacks against rebellious Moroccan warlords and tribesmen and by 1926 was promoted to brigadier general. His role in the ruthless suppression of the 1934 revolution by coal miners in Asturias sealed his reputation for brutality, although Franco saw it as simply carrying out an order in the most efficient manner possible. In 1936, as head of Spain's formidable Army of Africa, Franco joined a military revolt against the Popular Front government of the republic. He quickly secured the support of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, touching off more than two years of bloody civil war. Within months of the wars outbreak he became generali

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