Hitler Stopped by Franco
Author | : Jane Boyar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015056429700 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Hitler Stopped by Franco by : Jane Boyar
Download or read book Hitler Stopped by Franco written by Jane Boyar and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hitler planned to defeat England by closing the Mediterranean to British shipping, forcing England to supply herself via the long, U-boat infested Atlantic highway. Crucial to Hitlers strategy was the use of Spanish soil to take Gibraltar, at the mouth of the Mediterranean. He counted on Francos friendship. For three years General Franco, leader of the weakest nation in Europe defied the wishes, and thwarted the hope of Nazi Germany, the greatest military power in history