JOAN MARÍA THOMÀS is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universidad Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain.

• PART I: BACKGROUND: FROM THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR Roosevelt and Franco during the Spanish Civil War/Between Two Wars PART II: THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO OPERATION TORCH The First Stage of the Weddell Embassy The Second Stage of the Weddell Embassy Epilogue: Toward Torch

"This is a thorough, objective and insightful treatment of a complex relationship that constitutes a major contribution to the diplomatic history of World War II. It will become the standard account." - Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin"Yet another indication of a resurgnece of interest in Franco's Spain, this study of relations between the Roosevelt administration and the Franco regime in the two years prior to US intervention in WWII offers studious research coupled with astute analysis." - B.T. Browne, Choice

JOAN MARÍA THOMÀS is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universidad Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain.

• PART I: BACKGROUND: FROM THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR Roosevelt and Franco during the Spanish Civil War/Between Two Wars PART II: THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO OPERATION TORCH The First Stage of the Weddell Embassy The Second Stage of the Weddell Embassy Epilogue: Toward Torch

"This is a thorough, objective and insightful treatment of a complex relationship that constitutes a major contribution to the diplomatic history of World War II. It will become the standard account." - Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin"Yet another indication of a resurgnece of interest in Franco's Spain, this study of relations between the Roosevelt administration and the Franco regime in the two years prior to US intervention in WWII offers studious research coupled with astute analysis." - B.T. Browne, Choice

JOAN MARÍA THOMÀS is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universidad Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain.

• PART I: BACKGROUND: FROM THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR Roosevelt and Franco during the Spanish Civil War/Between Two Wars PART II: THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR TO OPERATION TORCH The First Stage of the Weddell Embassy The Second Stage of the Weddell Embassy Epilogue: Toward Torch

"This is a thorough, objective and insightful treatment of a complex relationship that constitutes a major contribution to the diplomatic history of World War II. It will become the standard account." - Stanley Payne, University of Wisconsin"Yet another indication of a resurgnece of interest in Franco's Spain, this study of relations between the Roosevelt administration and the Franco regime in the two years prior to US intervention in WWII offers studious research coupled with astute analysis." - B.T. Browne, Choice