Sir Paul Preston CBE (born 21 July 1946 in Liverpool) is an English historian and Hispanist, biographer of Franco, specialist in Spanish history, in particular the Spanish Civil War, which he has studied for more than 30 years. He is the winner of multiple awards for his books on the Spanish Civil War.
Books (In English) in order of publication:
The Coming of the Spanish Civil War: Reform, Reaction and Revolution in the Second Republic 1931-1936.– 1978
Franco: A Biography – 1993
¡Comrades! Portraits from the Spanish Civil War – 1999
Doves of War: Four Women of Spain- 2002
Juan Carlos: A People’s King – 2004
The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge – 2006
We Saw Spain Die: Foreign Correspondents in the Spanish Civil War – 2009
The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth Century Spain – 2012
The Last Days of The Spanish Republic – 2016
A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 – 2020
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