pencil and story: Vittorio Giardino

Max Fridman, a French-born Swiss trader and adventurer, leaves for Spain in 1938, looking for a friend.
Max Fridman and Belgian journalist Claire Blon are on their way to the front, with other journalists.
The small group of journalists discovers how tough the war is at the front, where the Francoists have the upper hand.
In Barcelona, Russian spies and their adversaries are cleaning up.
Max finds no trace of his friend Guido Treves, who apparently never made it to the front.
An attraction begins to form between Max and Claire.
After a few days the journalists are forced to return to Barcelona.
Historical portrait of the Spanish civil war, without apparent alignments, but with "rotten apples" on both sides.
The historical character of Giardino, protagonist of many of his stories, constantly maintains his lucidity.