This book is a rough, unconnected bunch of after action reports. It does not have a narrative, linear story to connect the many interesting and exciting battles together. It is written as a first person view of what was happening within this one officer's eyes on a very small scale and has none of the sweep, suspense or bigger story of the battles he describes. Roughly half the book reads like "the 12.SS was withdrawn and the 4.PG was pushed foward." If you want to know about the SS, or tanks, or the battles in Russia, there are much better books by professional historians that will introduce you to the many characters, plans, and other interesting matters. I would skip this one.