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Beschreibung

This forensic study of recently opened documents in Britain's National Archives reveals for the first time the details of an officially unnamed secret operation authorized by Winston Churchill in 1940 to keep Spain neutral in World War II through the financial manipulation of Spanish generals.

This forensic study of recently opened documents in Britain's National Archives reveals for the first time the details of an officially unnamed secret operation authorized by Winston Churchill in 1940 to keep Spain neutral in World War II through the financial manipulation of Spanish generals.

Über den Autor

Ángel Viñas is an Emeritus Professor at the University Complutense Madrid. He is also a former adviser to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, a director of the European Commission and the EU's ambassador to the United Nations, and the author of numerous books on Spanish history.

Richard Carswell is the author of The Fall of France in the Second World War: History and Memory (2019) and the translator of The Man Who Murdered Admiral Darlan (2024) by Bénédicte Vergez-Chaignon.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Franco in the 'Elastic Neutrality' Phase 2. The Controversial Origins of Operation BRIBES 3. Spanish Goodwill Is Expensive 4. Bribes, Hendaye and Espionage 5. Portugal and Serrano's New Trip 6. Nazi Pressure and British Strategy 7. The Strengthening of the Bribing Operation Under Juan March 8. New Difficulties in Spain and the United States 9. Flanking Operation BRIBES and New Change of Government 10. The Backdrop to Operation TORCH 11. Nicolás Franco Springs into Action 12. The Unrecognised Significance of Juan March and His Gifts 13. A Final Melancholic Reflection 14. Appendix: The Icing on the Cake: Political Planning Against Franco

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781032869292
ISBN-10: 1032869291
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Viñas, Ángel
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Ángel Viñas
Erscheinungsdatum: 29.11.2024
Gewicht: 0,693 kg
Artikel-ID: 129609490

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