Roosevelt, Franco, and the End of the Second World War (The World of the Roosevelts)

In this follow-up to Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War, Joan Maria Thomàs examines relations between the U.S. and Spain from 1942 to 1945, when the Roosevelt Administration and the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided to challenge the Franco Regime, culminating in the Battle of Wolfram and the embargo of petroleum products. Drawing on documents from the State Department, the Roosevelt Presidential Library, Ambassador Hayes’ administration, the documents of General Franco, and the Spanish Minister of External Affairs, this book offers valuable new insights into American and European diplomacy during World War II