Stories of sadness, but also stories of hope. Stories full of secrets. For what reason did Albrecht of Wallenstein take bloody revenge on the inhabitants of Loun? Where did the nineteen men go who disappeared without a trace during the Prague Uprising in the forty-fifth year? How was it possible that at the very end of the Second World War, the living dead appeared in the Tachov region? Why did the audience-loved Czech actor Ladislav Pešek find himself one day in the heart of a fiery hell? Where was the devil's camp where children were born as prisoners? What gave strength to the handful of Armenians who defended themselves against the Turkish outnumbered for many weeks on the Mount of Moses? Why was Cyprus, the island of the goddess of love Aphrodite, taken over by Death? What made a beautiful Muslim princess go fight for her Jewish brothers? How did the fourteen-year-old hero of the defense of the legendary Brest fortress become a criminal and a thug? And what was it like back then in Odessa, where Hitler stood up to Hitler with a gun in his hand? These are just some of the fateful moments that grew into great human dramas and form the content of this book. Its author travels at home and abroad to places where Death once walked. He tries to uncover the hidden traces of ancient events and tries to bring back forgotten human destinies to our world. In this way, an extraordinarily valuable, sometimes even suggestive testimony was created, especially about men and women, whose dedication, will and courage still amaze us today. And they inspire.