George Seldes: Lies Agreed Upon (Part 9)
, Franco originally set out for a career in the Spanish Navy. However, the navy had reduced in size since Spain had lost much of its empire, so he became a soldier instead. During the early period of his career he fought in Morocco during the Rif War, rising to the position of general. Afterwards he was stationed on the Spanish mainland and saw service suppressing an anarchist-led strike in 1934; defending the stability of Alcalá-Zamora's conservative republican government. Everything changed ...
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