This absorbing autobiographical novel narrates the heroic participation of North American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War fightingto overthrow fascismin Spain and, ideally, throughout Europe. The parallel narratives of two very differentsoldiers, Leo Rogin and Mitch Castle, are woven together seamlessly to tell the story of the war surrounding them. Their experiences revealbeyond the specific conflict and ideologythe complex psychology hidden within attitudes that are as heroic as cowardly, as idealistic as dogmatic.
Esta novela autobiografica absorbente y de rara ecuanimidad narra la peripecia heroica de los voluntarios norteamericanos que lucharon junto a la Republica espanola para derrotar al fascismo en toda Europa. En este texto tramas paralelas estan tejidas a partir de los soldados Leo Rogin y Mitch Castle. Dotados de muy diversa aptitud para la guerra, sus experiencias revelanmas alla del conflicto especifico y de cualquier ideologiala complejidad psicologica que se esconde tras actitudes tanto heroicas como cobardes, idealistas como dogmaticas."