NOM DE GUERRE: IVAN is based on true events as well as actual experiences of the author’s father, Ivan, serving as the highest ranking Intelligence Officer at the Front Line fighting the German-Italian-Spanish Fascist coalition in the Spanish Civil War—the actual start of World War II. Fifty legendary historical characters are depicted in this novel, along with fictional characters emblematic of the turbulent times. Hemingway, Gellhorn, El Lobo, La Pasionaria, Ivan—the 15th Brigade lives on!
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