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Truman, Franco's Spain, and the Cold War /

"President Harry S. Truman harbored an abiding disdain for Spain and its government. During his presidency (1945-1953), the State Department and the Department of Defense lobbied Truman to form an alliance with Spain to leverage that nation's geostrategic position, despite Francisco Franco...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowen, Wayne H., 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Young Harry's Two Wars, 1884-1918; Chapter 2. Senator Truman, the Spanish Civil War and World War II; Chapter 3. No Love for Franco, 1945-1947; Chapter 4. A Necessary Evil, 1947-1949; Chapter 5. Magnified by Controversy, 1949-1951; Chapter 6. Reluctant Allies, 1951-1953; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.