Andrew Wheatcroft has spent twenty years researching throughout Europe for this book and he has been able to use new and previously unknown material from the Spanish and Austrian archives. 16 b/w inserts..
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Andrew Wheatcroft has spent twenty years researching throughout Europe for this book and he has been able to use new and previously unknown material from the Spanish and Austrian archives