NOVEL OF LOVE AND WAR AMONG THE MEN OF SPAIN'S BLUE DIVISION SENT BY SPAIN TO FIGHT IN RUSSIA IN 1941

First published in its English translation by Anthony Kerrigan in 1956, this novel is an account of the Spanish nationalists who fought against the Soviets—as well as loyalist refugees—on the Eastern Front during World War II.

Here, Spanish journalist and writer Rodrigo Royo recounts vividly his experiences as a former member of the famed “Blue Division” that was sent by Spain to fight in Russia in 1941. After the war, he became attached to the United Nations in New York as correspondent for the Madrid daily, Arriba.