
On Francisco Franco
The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)
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Introduction
Few Americans know much about Francisco Franco, the leader of the winning side in the Spanish Civil War and subsequently dictator of Spain. From 1936 until 1975 he was a famous world figure. Now he is forgotten, but not by all. Reading enough detail allows the truth to come into focus - which mostly means ferriting out where the left is lying or where one's impression has been formed by propaganda or half-truths.
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