Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War

From the Spanish Civil War to Pearl Harbor

AvJ. Thomàs

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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This book examines the internal controversies of the Roosevelt administration in connection with Spain during World War II, the role of the President in these controversies, and the foundations of the policy that was followed from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War until the launching of Operation Torch in 1942.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-08
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:518 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:World of the Roosevelts
Antal sidor:272
Upplaga:2008
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230604506

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JOAN MARÍA THOMÀS is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universidad Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain.

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"This is a thorough, objective and insightful treatment of a complex relationship that constitutes a major contribution to the diplomatic history of World War II. It will become the standard account." - Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin"Yet another indication of a resurgnece of interest in Franco's Spain, this study of relations between the Roosevelt administration and the Franco regime in the two years prior to US intervention in WWII offers studious research coupled with astute analysis." - B.T. Browne, Choice

Innehållsförteckning

PART I: BACKGROUND: FROM THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR Roosevelt and Franco during the Spanish Civil War/Between Two Wars PART II: THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO OPERATION TORCH The First Stage of the Weddell Embassy The Second Stage of the Weddell Embassy Epilogue: Toward Torch