ðə bˈʊk ˈoʊpənz wɪð ɐ dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ʌvðə sˈiːdʒ ænd fˈɔːl ʌv dʒˈɜːmən bɹˈɛslaʊ æt ðə vˈɛɹi ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
The book opens with a description of the siege and fall of German Breslau at the very end of the Second World War.