About the book: 2005 / This is a book by an eyewitness and participant in the bloody battles on the Eastern Front. The commander of the anti-tank crew, Gottlob Biderman, took part in the battles near Kiev, the siege of Sevastopol, the siege of Leningrad, the retreat through Latvia and in the last battle for Courland. Four years on the front line and three years in Russian captivity... This man bore the brunt of the war and the bitterness of Germany’s defeat.