The historical drama of the Golden Book award-winning author deals with the tragedy of the 2nd Hungarian Army, experiencing the events of Don in 1942-43 through the perspective of three characters. Through the exciting stories of a reservist, a conscript, and a Soviet soldier watching with them on the other side of the Don, through the individual destinies and tragedies seen from their perspective, we can follow the operations on the Don from the summer of 1942 to the spring of 1943 in a broader perspective, while their fates intersect. .
Reminiscences of survivors, front diaries, and events preserved from remaining letters form the basis of this contemporary, exciting and readable historical drama, both in its language and mood, which transports its readers into the fear-filled and trying reality of the Don disaster.

"The first shot struck the young-faced soldier below the nape of the neck through his snow-white cloak. Under the silent shock caused by the hit, Miklós - still aiming the gun at the soldier in the snow-cloak - makes a loading grip. During the fixed automatic movement, the sleeve clinks metallically, rotating around its axis, it flies out of the weapon to the side, and then pushes another round of ammunition into the barrel."