Life & Times
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Franco's ruthless pursuit of victory in the bloody Spanish Civil War alone guaranteed him fame and notoriety. The general went on to rule Spain for nearly 40 years with an authoritarian zeal that scarcely diminished in old age. Variously courted by the liberal democracies of Britain and France, the Fascist alliance of Hitler and Mussolini and then by anti-communist administrations in Washington, Franco played a major role on the world stage until his death in 1975.
The daughter of a minor German princely family, she rose to become the greatest ruler of a vast Russian empire in the 18th century. This biography reveals a remarkable woman who combined intelligence, a passion for the responsibilities of state with a constant search for the love of important men.