Told for the first time in English, Paul Preston's new book tells the story of a preventable tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more at the end of the Spanish Civil War.

The true story of a preventable tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Focuses on three individuals: Dr Juan Negrin, Julian Besteiro and Segismundo Casado to reveal a tale of a humanitarian disaster and the worst possible end to the war. From the author of "The Spanish Holocaust".