This work examines the Spanish question in the context of post-war French politics and foreign policy, in particular during the period 19431946. The war had been fought against authoritarian fascism, yet Francisco Franco and his regime remained in power. Spanish Republican refugees in France were heralded as model democrats awaiting liberation, a liberation that France could best provide through pursuit of an antagonistic policy toward Franco. But in reality, members of Charles de Gaulle s government-in-exile had developed ties to Spain during the war in conjunction with the United States and...
This work examines the Spanish question in the context of post-war French politics and foreign policy, in particular during the period 19431946. The w...
