The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain

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. 16 pages of illustrations