La guerra del general Escobar

Synopsis of La guerra del general Escobar

«La guerra del general Escobar» is the historical novel by José Luis Olaizola, published by Planeta in hardback (1995, in Spanish).

It tells the story of Civil Guard colonel Antonio Escobar, a man of deep religious convictions who in July 1936 prevented the military uprising from succeeding in Barcelona. With family on both sides, Escobar acts according to his conscience and his oath to the legally constituted government, in an uncomfortable position during the Spanish Civil War.

The work is part of the Grandes Éxitos Planeta collection.

Recommended for readers of historical fiction interested in the Spanish Civil War and its lesser-known protagonists.