Franco: Soldier, Commander and Dictator.

From: Infantry Magazine | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: About-Enein, Youssef | Copyright information

Franco: Soldier, Commander and Dictator. By Geoffrey Jensen. Potomac Books: Dulles, Virginia. Online at www.potomacbooksinc.com. 135 pages, 2005. Reviewed by Lieutenant Commander Youssef Aboul-Enein, U.S. Navy.

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