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... Franco's personality . He was a winner but not a gambler , ambitious but not rash , a hard - headed realist , interested not in gestures but in the success of his actions . What great politician , of the sort who lasts , ever acted on ...
... Franco's personality . He was a winner but not a gambler , ambitious but not rash , a hard - headed realist , interested not in gestures but in the success of his actions . What great politician , of the sort who lasts , ever acted on ...
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... Franco symbolized the army . Thanks to the support of the royalist generals Kindelán and Orgaz - in whose view Franco , just because he was the Spanish army , could have no personal political ambition and was bound to restore the ...
... Franco symbolized the army . Thanks to the support of the royalist generals Kindelán and Orgaz - in whose view Franco , just because he was the Spanish army , could have no personal political ambition and was bound to restore the ...
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... Franco . According to Arriba ( 21 October 1950 ) , ' Franco is the leader and star of the whole world . ' On 4 December 1949 , the Falangist organ offered birthday greetings to ' the man with the invincible sword who belongs to the ...
... Franco . According to Arriba ( 21 October 1950 ) , ' Franco is the leader and star of the whole world . ' On 4 December 1949 , the Falangist organ offered birthday greetings to ' the man with the invincible sword who belongs to the ...
Contents
Preface page | 9 |
VICTORY 19381942 | 15 |
The First Fruits of Victory AprilSeptember 1939 | 64 |
Copyright | |
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