<p><i>Danger was forgotten, death was forgotten, the war was forgotten. They only knew they had to kill... The figures in khaki were no longer soldiers, no longer men. </i><br><br>Sven Hassel and his comrades are once more hurled into the ferocity of the frontline.<br><br>The Eastern Front is a sight of unprecedented destruction. The soldiers there - the tank battalions of Hitler''s penal regiments - are considered expendable by the German high command. <br><br>Treated like animals, they learn to live like animals, to fight like beasts. The only other option is to die a bloody death... <br><br>This is a gripping testament to the soldiers sacrificed on the Russian Front.</p>