Anton Meiser's diary entries depict the horrific battles in the Cherkassy Pocket from the perspective of a simple soldier. Initially, Meiser recounts how he arrived in the combat zone at the Dnieper and how the encirclement occurred. The diary notes reach their climax in the description of the dramatic events during the breakout, which the author survived as a flag junior officer. This book does not sugarcoat anything; it reveals the full brutality of war. An important historical document!.