by Jorge M. Reverte · RBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498679465
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On June 22, 1941, upon hearing the news of the German army's invasion of the Soviet Union, thousands of Spaniards demonstrated, demanding Spain's entry into the war. Franco, undecided, sent a division of 18,000 men, the Blue Division, to fight on the Eastern Front as part of the German army. More than 47,000 Spanish soldiers fought against communism in one of the harshest scenarios of World War II. The first combatants returned to Spain in 1942, being received as heroes. However, with Germany's defeat, Franco dissolved the Blue Division to convince the allies of his neutrality. This book tells the story of those men in the time and geography in which they fought, with vibrant prose and exhaustive documentation.
Jorge Martínez Reverte was a Spanish writer, journalist, and historian, specializing in the Spanish Civil War.
