Chapter 15:
July 24, 1937
Central Spain, West of Madrid, Brunete - Nationalist-occupied territory Brunete had fallen.
It was our victory.
The Republican Army, which had held out to the end, could not withstand the fierce bombing of the Condor Legion and the Italian Air Force, followed by an offensive, and was routed.
The Republican faction's ambitious Brunete offensive came to its demise, losing the city they had captured and all other occupied territories, and being pushed back to their original front line.
But none of that mattered.
In this offensive, 13 members of my company died and 17 were injured.
I never knew there would be so many fools who would die just to save me some money.
…Was my command the best it could have been?