Vazhki boyi na Schidnomu fronti. Spohady veterana elitnoyi nimets′koyi dyviziyi. 1939-1945.

Spohady Ervina Bartmana — vidverta rozpovid′ nimets′koho soldata pro svoyu uchast′ u Druhiy svitoviy viyni u skladi polku, zhodom dyviziyi «Leybshtandart». Volodiyuchy bezsumnivnym literaturnym darom, avtor zhvavo ta yaskravo opysuye, yak prochodyv zhorstkyy vidbir, pislya yakoho iz zachoplennyam vstupyv do lav novobrantsiv, yak tryvalo navchannya, pro perebih boyiv i podrobytsi frontovoho pobutu. CHerson, Mariupol′, Tahanroh, Rostov-na-Donu, potim perekydannya v Normandiyu i znovu Schidnyy front — boyi v CHarkovi, pid Prochorivkoyu, ostanni bytvy pid Berlinom i tabir dlya viys′kovopolonenych — takoyu ye heohrafiya viys′kovych dorih Ervina Bartmana. Kolyshniy soldat vyznaye, scho yoho vozhdi skoyily zhachlyvi zlochyny proty lyudyanosti, odnak, pidbyvayuchy pidsumok svoho zhyttya, vin z hordistyu zhaduye proydenyy shlyach i ne shkoduye pro sviy vybir abo vchynky.