Oscar Pinkus describes how entire Jewish communities were wiped out in Losice (his home town), Biala, Siedice and Miedzyrnec. He portrays the harrowing consequences of Jewish isolation amid anti-Semitic populations. One important aspect of this book is its revelations concerning the Polish underground, Armja Krajowa, who, after the Nazis had been driven out, continued to commit anti-Semitic actions and succeeeded in murdering three of the 20 survivors of Losice.