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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.

This book is an account of the travels and adventures of Paul Preston, an American explorer and adventurer who lived in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In the book, Preston recounts his experiences exploring remote corners of the globe, encountering dangerous animals, and braving harsh weather conditions. The book is an engaging and exciting read for anyone interested in travel and adventure.

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.

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.

This is the story of an avoidable humanitarian tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more.

Focusing on the political landscape of Spain, the narrative chronicles the challenges faced by progressive forces from the fall of Franco's dictatorship in 1969 to the landmark Socialist election victory in 1982. It offers a detailed exploration of the social and political transformations during this pivotal period, highlighting key events and figures that shaped the nation's path towards democracy and reform.

The life of the complex, ruthless adversary of General Franco, whose life spanned much of Spain's turbulence in the 20th century.

Long neglected by European historians, the unspeakable atrocities of Franco’s Spain are finally brought to tragic light in this definitive work. Evoking such classics as Anne Applebaum’s Gulag and Robert Conquest’s The Great Terror, The Spanish Holocaust sheds light on one of the darkest and most unexamined eras of modern European history. As Spain finally reclaims its historical memory, a full picture can now be drawn of the atrocities of Franco’s Spain—from torture and judicial murders to the abuse of women and children. Paul Preston provides an unforgettable account of the systematic terror carried out by Spain’s fascist government.

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.

We Saw Spain Die is about the courage and the skill of the men and women who wrote about what was happening in Spain during the Civil War, by the world's leading authority.