Everything mentioned in this writing, irrespective of any judgments, is not a myth; it is reality, it is the living truth, and I would even say that these memoirs of Vassilis Apostolopoulos are an authentic, simple, and unadorned monument of the civil war.

Vassilis Apostolopoulos, through the description of events, his sensitivity, and even self-deprecation, answers a series of questions. In these memoirs, the patriotism and selflessness of the fighter of the Democratic Army are highlighted.

Apostolopoulos, with his memoirs, brings back to the memories of the older generation the vibrant epic years and teaches the younger ones how "the steel" of the struggle for national independence, democracy, and socialism is forged. The steel that must remain unbending, free from any rust.

[Excerpt from the introduction text]