Marian was 17 when WW II started. Thanks to his ingenuity and many
good-willed people plus a bit of luck, he was able to survive difficult
times. In the book he remembers his school friends and family members.
...Those who escaped the Nazis by moving eastward were better off, but
were facing other dangers. This was the fate of Marian... Stalinist
paranoia (of prevalent endangerment) caused deportations of Polish
inhabitants ... to Siberia. Marian is describing USSR's Siberia reality
and his own experiences with acute observational skills. Returning back
to Poland is a dominating theme, after all. ...he became (by
happenstance) Red Army soldier, and was assigned to I Army of Polish
Armed Forces afterwards. He reports on the absurdity of military live,
with the same acute observational skills as above. ...was discharged in
1945 to start university studies. He was 23 years old by then... Read
whole description on BookStore Feldmanow (LULU) web site.