The new book by the famous writer Yuri Polyakov includes the most famous story about the modern army, “One Hundred Days Before the Order,” which still causes heated debate and conflicting opinions. In addition, this publication, for the first time, contains under one cover other works of the author dedicated to the military theme, written at different times and in different genres: prose, poetry, journalism, film drama. The reader is presented with a witty film story “Mom in the Lines”, which has never been published before. The collection will be of interest to those who have already completed army school, and for those who are just preparing for service, this book can become a real textbook on soldier's life.