 One of his more famous books is "Spanish Civil War, The Soviet Union and Communism", which analyzes Joseph Stalin and the Soviet government's intervention in Spain.He also wrote "The Franco Regime", "The Spanish Civil War" and "A History of Fascism 1914-1945".Payne uses a lengthy itemized list of characteristics to identify fascism, including the creation of an authoritarian state; a regulated, state-integrated economic sector; fascist symbolism; anti-liberalism; anti-communism, and anti-conservatism.