The "Desbandá" (the flight) turns into a nightmare as the refugees are trapped between the sea and the mountains, relentlessly bombarded by Nationalist air forces and shelled by Italian and Spanish rebel warships. The novel personalizes this historical tragedy by focusing on:
: It seeks to break the silence surrounding the "Málaga-Almería road massacre," which was largely ignored in official histories for decades. La DesbandГЎ Luis Melero epub
: Through the eyes of younger characters, Melero depicts how the brutality of war shatters a peaceful existence. The "Desbandá" (the flight) turns into a nightmare
The story follows the lives of several characters in Málaga as the city falls to Franco’s Nationalist forces in February 1937. Fearing brutal repression, tens of thousands of civilians—men, women, and children—flee the city on foot along the coastal highway toward Almería. The story follows the lives of several characters
by Luis Melero is a historical novel that tells the harrowing story of the 1937 massacre on the road from Málaga to Almería during the Spanish Civil War. Plot Summary
: The book serves as a tribute to the victims of one of the most suppressed and under-reported atrocities of the Civil War. Key Themes