The last witnesses

Much has been written about the heroics and exploits of wars, and about the necessity of them as a means to achieve goals that may be considered noble. But the constant question remains: Is there a justification for peace and our happiness and even for eternal harmony, if a small tear is shed for an innocent child in the process? In World War II, more than one hundred million people were killed, wounded, and displaced in the bloodiest war – so far – in our human history. Much has been written about the tragedies and consequences of this dark chapter of our history. But how did the last living witnesses see it; the children of this war? More than thirty years after the end of that war, Svetlana in her book The Last Witness brings back those who remain of the heroes of that period to their childhoods, which experienced the war, to tell in their words the last words... about a time that is concluded with them...