The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain

by Paul Preston

Book Overview

The remains of General Francisco Franco lie in an immense mausoleum near Madrid, built with the blood and sweat of twenty thousand slave laborers. His enemies, however, met less-exalted fates. Besides those killed on the battlefield, tens of thousands were officially executed between 1936 and 1945, and as many again became "non-persons." As Spain finally reclaims its historical memory, a full picture can now be given of the Spanish Holocaust-ranging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039306476X
• ISBN13: 9780393064766
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"