Francisco Franco/Spanish civil war

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Can anyone recommend some books on this? recently became very interested in this period of history, Franco was a fascinating man.
 
Unfortunately no. I just enough to get around when I visit a spanish speaking country but I’m far from fluent.
 
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Can anyone recommend some books on this?
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The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas is still regarded, I believe, as the standard work on the subject. I haven’t read it myself, because my interest in the subject isn’t so great as to call for a book running to over a thousand pages. But I’m familiar with other books by the same author and I can assure you that, in addition to his qualifications as a historian, he has the merit of writing very clearly and very readably.

Another book that is not to be missed, if you haven’t read it already, is George Orwell’s memoir of his fighting on the Republican side, Homage to Catalonia.

 
Thanks! Definitely would love to see some first hand accounts from both sides.
 
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