They say about people like the author of this book: “Born in a shirt.” Having gone to the front as a volunteer, Alexander Urazov served in the 8th Guards Airborne Division, and was put on trial and in a penal company “for the loss of secret documents.” “Washed away the guilt with blood” during the crossing of the Dnieper, neutralizing an enemy machine gunner and being wounded. After the conviction was cleared, he remained in the same company - but no longer in the “variable”, but in the “permanent composition”. Nominated for the Order of the Red Star for reconnaissance in force, completing a dangerous mission without loss. One of the few survived the fierce battles on the Dniester, where his entire penal company was killed, and received the Order of Glory for the storming of Vienna. I saw war in all its guises - not only the front side, but also the bloody underside: victories, and exploits, and self-sacrifice, and looting, and theft of the rear, and negligence of command, ruined destinies, crippled souls, for the rest of my life I hated the saying “ WAR WILL WRITE EVERYTHING AWAY” and spoke extremely frankly about what he saw and experienced in his book.