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Spain's Civil War did not end in 1939. Guerillas determined to oust Franco's ruthless military dictatorship fought on in the mountains in a war that went virtually unreported. In Andalusia a legendary chieftan named Roberto led the 'people of the sierra'. Caught in the middle, torn by family and political allegiances, were the countryfolk, unknowing victims of decisions taken in Moscow, Paris, London and Washington. This book relates what happens when a village finds itself in the front line. Surviving guerillas, villagers, and Civil Guards tell their own stories of tragedy and betrayal, courage and stoicism.