{"product_id":"import-1156a8d1-bf42-45e5-9d49-40f904ac824c","title":"El Generalisimo: Franco: Power, Violence and the Quest for Greatness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magisterial, groundbreaking new portrait ... Sets a gold standard in Spanish Civil War history' \u003c\/b\u003eELIZABETH DRAYSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 528 pages | Published July 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66049058046220,"sku":"9781526651976","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781526651976.jpg?v=1793190591","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/import-1156a8d1-bf42-45e5-9d49-40f904ac824c","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}