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This arresting drama draws back the curtain of war and focuses on the metamorphosis of men under the extreme stress of combat. Boj?i?'s emotional and gripping portrayal of war will stick with history enthusiasts long after the final sentence.Fans of war, military, and historical fiction will be enthralled by Boj?i?'s heart-twisting depiction of the Bosnian War. - Publishers Weekly/ BookLifeThis book maybe answers the question of whether we can become a monster, or the monster already lies deep within us, waiting for the opportunity to come to the surface.The action of this novel takes place in the region of ex-Yugoslavia as well as in prison and the court of The Hague Tribunal for war crimes.The main character is Gvozden Mishic. He is courageous, honest, hard-working, and above all, a highly honorable man.What happens when such a man of incredible persistence and will-power has his heart broken and filled with hatred?Genocide.This book represents a transformation, or rather a deformation of an impressive and above all, unique personality with countless qualities, among which the greatest is - an immense love for his family.This quality is precisely his greatest fault. Love that he felt for his wife and daughter becomes an inexhaustible source of hatred that makes him commit deeds that give a new dimension and severity to the term "war crime."The severity that the readers will undoubtedly feel in their hearts while reading this book.This book is nothing more than a profoundly emotional testimony of a tragedy of one people, carried on wings of hatred, hatred of those who once lived for LOVE, who once fought for LOVE.