El gigante descalzo

Synopsis of El gigante descalzo

The book 'El Gigante Descalzo: El Ejército de Franco' by Gabriel Cardona, published by Aguilar in 2003, offers a deep vision of the Spanish army during the Franco regime. Through its pages, it is revealed how the army concentrated significant power, although always under the supervision of the dictator. The work describes an internally imposing organization but with limitations in the international sphere, showing the transformations experienced by three generations of soldiers and the Spanish society as a whole during this period.