by Stanley G. Payne · La Esfera De Los Libros, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497347099
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This book by Stanley G. Payne offers a unique vision of the relations between Franco and Hitler, exploring the connection between the Spain of national Catholicism and the Germany of national socialism. Payne demonstrates the quasi-alliance between both dictators and examines how their ideologies and political ambitions intertwined in the context of World War II and the Holocaust. The author also points out how Hitler came to consider Franco a 'Latin charlatan'.
Stanley G. Payne is an American academic and historian, specialized in the history of modern Spain and European fascist movements at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He retired from full-time teaching in 2004 and is currently Professor Emeritus at its Department of History. His works on the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist period received various estimates: while by the 1980s he had earned the reputation of "America's most prolific historian of Spain", in the 21st century his later works became known for their "revisionist" approach, and received criticism from other historians as overly benevolent towards Falangism and for allegedly spreading Francoist narratives. However, other historians have praised Payne's work in the 21st century. In 2018, Julius Ruiz praised Payne's 2017 work Alcala Zamora and the Failure of the Spanish Republic.
