An American Diplomat in Franco Spain
Michael Rockland's accounts of his unusual experiences while he and I served with the American Embassy in Spain are amusing and illuminating. The most interesting is his tale of the hydrogen bombs that the U.S. inadvertently dropped on Spain and in the waters off its coast. This book will appeal to American as to Spanish audiences. --Ambassador Alexander F. Watson, former Assistant Secretary of StateWhat pleasure it gives me to encounter an American, a former diplomat, who understands so well our country, past and present, and who is equally at home in the world and language of Cervantes as that of Shakespeare. --Jorge Dezcallar, Ambassador of Spain to the United StatesBrilliantly funny and magnificently unputdownable for Spaniards and Americans who lived through the last death rattles of Franco's regime. This book is a unique performance and an admirable tribute of love from an American to our country as well as a book that, in comparing and contrasting both countries, uniquely illuminates both Spanish and American culture. --Carmen Manuel, Professor of American Literature, and Director of the Javier Coy Press, University of ValenciaWhat pleasure it gives me to encounter an American, a former diplomat, who understands so well our country, past and present, and who is equally at home in the world and language of Cervantes as that of Shakespeare. --Jorge Dezcallar, Ambassador of Spain to the United StatesBrilliantly funny and magnificently unputdownable for Spaniards and Americans who lived through the last death rattles of Franco's regime. This book is a unique performance and an admirable tribute of love from an American to our country as well as a book that, in comparing and contrasting both countries, uniquely illuminates both Spanish and American culture. --Carmen Manuel, Professor of American Literature, and Director of the Javier Coy Press, University of ValenciaWhat pleasure it gives me to encounter an American, a former diplomat, who understands so well our country, past and present, and who is equally at home in the world and language of Cervantes as that of Shakespeare. --Jorge Dezcallar, Ambassador of Spain to the United StatesBrilliantly funny and magnificently unputdownable for Spaniards and Americans who lived through the last death rattles of Franco's regime. This book is a unique performance and an admirable tribute of love from an American to our country as well as a book that, in comparing and contrasting both countries, uniquely illuminates both Spanish and American culture. --Carmen Manuel, Professor of American Literature, and Director of the Javier Coy Press, University of ValenciaIt is impossible to put down as he tells of the years that were the death-rattle of the Franco regime told in a very entertaining style. --Alan Caruba, Bookviews, October 2012Brilliantly funny and magnificently unputdownable for Spaniards and Americans who lived through the last death rattles of Franco's regime. This book is a unique performance and an admirable tribute of love from an American to our country as well as a book that, in comparing and contrasting both countries, uniquely illuminates both Spanish and American culture. --Carmen Manuel, Professor of American Literature, and Director of the Javier Coy Press, University of ValenciaAn American Diplomat in Franco Spainis really part history and cultural commentary but with the personal touch of a memoir and Rockland does a wonderful job of blending these three genres together.Written in a simple but engaging first person voice that invites the reader to follow along, Rockland tells some incredible stories along the way...but Rockland's love of Spain shines through it all... --James Kane, 1 Man and his BooksBrilliantly funny and magnificently unputdownable for Spaniards and Americans who lived through the last death rattles of Franco's regime. This book is a unique performance and an admirable tribute of love from an American to our country as well as a book that, in comparing and contrasting both countries, uniquely illuminates both Spanish and American culture. --Carmen Manuel, Professor of American Literature, and Director of the Javier Coy Press, University of Valencia