num_pages: 272
description: SPAIN'S FORGOTTEN WARThis book   how the USA secretly trained Spanish Communists to engage in a guerrilla war*  how a brutal crime was covered up for more than 50 yearsSpain's Civil War did not end in 1939. Guerrillas determinedto oust Franco's ruthless military dictatorship fought on in the mountains in awar that went virtually unreported.In Andalusia a legendary chieftain named Roberto led the"people of the sierra". Caught in the middle, torn by family and politicalallegiances, were the countryfolk . . . unknowing victims of decisions taken inMoscow, Paris, London and Washington.This book relates what happens when a village finds itselfin the front line. Guerrillas, villagers, Civil Guards tell of tragedy andbetrayal, courage and stoicism. This is the poignant story of a community trapped . . .  BetweenTwo Fires
language: English
title: Between Two Fires-Guerrilla war in the Spanish sierras
publisher: Maroma Press