Paul Preston is a preeminent historian of contemporary Spanish events. His work focuses on analyzing key figures and periods in Spanish history, offering deep insights into the complex political and social forces that shaped the nation. His writing is distinguished by its thoroughness and penetrating analysis.
The collection features essays by a leading historian of modern Spain, organized into three distinct sections. Each section delves into various aspects of Spanish history, providing insights into political, social, and cultural developments. Preston's expert analysis offers a nuanced understanding of Spain's past, making it an essential read for those interested in the complexities of Spanish history and its impact on contemporary society.
From the foremost historian of 20th century Spain, A People Betrayed is the story of the devastating betrayal of Spain by its political class, its military and its Church.
Dreams and Nightmares - Exhibition Imperial War Museum, London, 18 Oct. 2001 to 28 April 2002
64 pages
3 hours of reading
This publication accompanies the exhibition "Spanish Civil War: dreams and nightmares" mounted at the Imperial War Museum, London, 18 October 2001 to 28 April 2002
Selected as the Sunday Times History Book of the Year for 2012, this is a
meticulous work of scholarship from the foremost historian of 20th-century
Spain.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain from the Nationalists' brutal, Fascist-sponsored victory over the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War until his quiet death in 1975, is the subject of this book. The biography presents a mass of new and unknown material about its subject, the fruits of research in the archives of six countries and a plethora of interviews with key figures. Paul Preston is the author of The Triumph of Democracy in Spain and The Spanish Civil War 1936-9.
In this volume, Paul Preston focuses on the stories of four women whose very different beliefs and experiences help crystallise a new vision of the Spanish Civil War. In the book, as in the war, communist is pitted against fascist.
From the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects
of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was
used to justify the military coup of 1936 and enabled the construction of a
dictatorship built on violence and persecution.
La biografía del líder comunista español Santiago Carrillo, figura fundamental del siglo XX. El fallecimiento de Santiago Carrillo el 28 de octubre de 2012 puso fin a noventa y siete años vividos intensamente y en primera fila de la política. Hijo de Wenceslao Carrillo, dirigente socialista, su primer recuerdo era visitar a su padre en prisión. Aún adolescente participó en la huelga de 1934 y pasó por la cárcel, donde se radicalizó. Tras un viaje a Moscú logró unificar las juventudes del PSOE y del PCE en vísperas de la Guerra Civil, para a continuación unirse a los comunistas. Durante la guerra ocurrió uno de los episodios más oscuros de su vida, la matanza de presos rebeldes en Paracuellos, cuando era responsable de seguridad en Madrid. Tras la guerra permaneció treinta y ocho años exiliado, siempre en la dirección comunista, que ejerció con mano de hierro. Su giro hacia el eurocomunismo y su papel fundamental en la Transición aliviaron su figura. Paul Preston, el historiador más importante del siglo XX español, autor de las biografías definitivas de Franco y de Juan Carlos I, dedica su nuevo libro a uno de los personajes más fascinantes e inasibles de la historia reciente de nuestro país. La crítica ha dicho...«...su demoledor y controvertido retrato del principal líder de la oposición antifranquista arrancará sarpullidos.»El País «Una extensa y lúcida biografía del histórico jefe del Partido Comunista Español.»El Mundo
Cinco mujeres marcadas por el enfrentamiento bélico
495 pages
18 hours of reading
For centuries, treasure hunters have sought the lost horde of the notorious English pirate Edward Ockham. Clues led to the mysterious Water Pit on Ragged Island, Maine-but a curse left behind by the long-dead Ockham seems to be working. Every expedition has failed; the treasure seekers died in gruesome fashions. Now a new expedition has been mounted, using state-of-the-art computer technology and backed by tens of millions of dollars. It will all be worth it, if the treasure estimated to be worth $2 billion can be found. But modern technology, no matter how expensive, may not be enough to overcome the deadly secrets of the Water Pit.
