As a young soldier Franta experiences a war that destroys all hopes and life - before he has really had any chance to live.

As a young soldier Franta experiences a war that destroys all hopes and life - before he has really had any chance to live. The memories of Mascha, his young wife, blend with the pitilessness of his surroundings. He loses his gentleness and becomes like the war: cold and insensitive.—Anonymous