An alleyman (frenchman on a father) Gui Сайер tells in this book on the battles of Second world war at the советско-германском front in Russia in 1943-1945 the picture of frightful tests of soldier that all the time was within a hairbreadth of death appears Before a reader. Perhaps, first the events of Great Patriotic war are given by the eyes of alleyman. He had to outlive a great deal: disgraceful retreat, continuous bombing, death of comrades, destruction of cities of Germany. Сайер does not understand only one: neither him nor his friends nobody called to Russia, and all of them got deservedly.