The book is set in 14 chapters. In the book, referring to the early years of the war and the historical debate about the problem of the earth and water border between the two countries, the writer deals with the reasons of this war, called "the old problem" at the beginning of the book. In the chapter “The War Drums Are Sounded”, he deals with the days before the war and its backgrounds. In the chapter “Immediately toward the Hell” war begins, and the story of the occupation of Khorramshahr and Abadan in the next chapter of this book is being examined. In the following, there is the battle of Mukhara, the events of 1982, and ultimately the story of the captivity of the narrator. The titles of the chapters of the book include: Steps to Unknown Fate - Old Problem - The War Drums Are Sounded - Another Black September - Avoid Hasty Conclusion - Immediately toward the Hell - Fall in the Hell - A Dream That Turned into a Nightmare - Toward Khorramshahr and Abadan - Iranians Attack - Proximity to the Fire Line - Proximity to the fire line - Dark Clouds Over Mukhara - 1982 - The Year of the Massive Transformations and Dunkirk of Iraq

Ahmad Abdul Rahman, who was arrested in May 1982 as a doctor by the Iranian forces, during his years at the battlefield, mentioned the points and events of his country’s eight-year war against the Islamic Republic. Abdul Rahman, who joined Iraq army in October 1979, after being dispatched by Iraqi troops to Khorramshahr, finally surrendered himself to Iranian troops at the last moments of the Liberation of Khorramshahr.