The book by Christian Ungvari, a recognized expert on the history of World War II, is a detailed, chronologically accurate description of the fighting and movements of enemy units during the siege of Budapest. Based on archival materials, including combat logs, letters and memoirs of participants in those battles, the author reconstructed the events that took place these days in the Hungarian capital. The book is equipped with detailed maps and tables showing the deployment of enemy troops, as well as the number of deaths as a result of the siege.