“Such moments, when you seek your prey in the night, are unforgettable. Eyes and ears stretch to the limits. The sound of the enemy's footsteps approaching through the tall grass is clearly and ominously distinguishable, with a feeling that engulfs you almost completely. Your breath becomes labored, and all you can do is stifle the sound of it. The safety of your revolver is pulled back with a faint metallic click – a sound that pierces your nerves like a knife. Your teeth grip the pin of the grenade. The confrontation must be brief and deadly. Two violent sensations make you tremble – the extreme excitement of the hunter and the terror of the prey. You are a world unto yourself, and the dark and terrifying atmosphere that is born in the desolation has made you entirely one with it.”

The memoirs of the great writer Ernst Jünger from the trench battles of World War I, over a century later, are finally available in Greek. Translated directly from the "authentic," "unembellished" English edition of 1929, which has recently been rediscovered by the global reading public and reevaluated as the most sincere and authentic, they bring to life the world of the author’s Magical Realism. Through his incredibly realistic descriptions, the reader gets lost in the boundaries between dream and nightmare, unable to discern whether they are experiencing a transcendent reality or a dark fantasy. The Greek translation is accompanied by rich explanatory notes, which, among other things, highlight the paragraphs and sentences that have been omitted or softened in later editions.