Not many works are written about Field Marshal András Futaki Hadik, the long-lived and successful general, even though he is the daring cavalry officer who destroyed Berlin in an unprecedented way behind the back of Frederick the Great. He is the Hungarian general who defeated Mária Theresia and II. During the reign of Emperor József, he reached the highest military rank in the empire. He lived eighty years, fifty-eight of which he spent in uniform.
Iván Ordas's novel also reveals a lot about the era when peace with the Turks was not yet sacred, and when the Prussians caused serious concern in the ranks of the Viennese court. Through the memories of Hadik, who is on his deathbed, he recalls the most important stages of the life of the brilliant field marshal, including his non-combat activities.
András Hadik's equestrian statue in Buda Castle is one of the country's most beautiful military monuments, but it is feared that many people do not know in whose memory it was erected. This extremely interesting, exciting and instructive historical biography fills this gap.