Translated by Amanda Hopkinson 'Despite her fragile physical build, she never faltered on any of her military missions, either on the long treks or at times of great physical exertion. Her moral strength, a certain mysticism, made her overcome all physical debility.' This is the triumphant story of the life and death of Commander Eugenia of the Salvadorean guerilla forces, as seen through the eyes of her comrades, and told by one of El Salvador's foremost writers. Drawn from interviews with her family and those who fought beside her, the book reconstructs Eugenia's youth, her growing involvement in the resistance movement, and brings the war of liberation vividly to life. Together the accounts mark the progress of Eugenia, 'a comrade always in the process of development' in all aspects of her life, as political leader, soldier, revolutionary, proletarian, mother and wife.