"Luis L. Tijerina's work interweaves both historical and artistic text. He has mastered the craft of combining both the narrative and intellectual schools of thought such that his work is cohesive and engaging. He takes his readers on an expedition to worlds few have traveled and even fewer will take. Not since the writers of the First World War and those of the Spanish Civil War has such clear and precise writing taken its place on our bookshelves. Luis transcends and enters the literary world of these great descriptive writers. A must read for our times." - Roxxy Cooley