This book is a thematic work and tells about special operations associated with the period of the Battle of the Caucasus in 1942–1943... The battle in the highlands, the details of which are described in detail in this work, is generally a unique event in the history of the Great Patriotic War - it was then real units of military climbers appeared in the Red Army. In addition to the mountain war, this book describes the landing operations of the Transcaucasian and North Caucasian fronts on the Crimean Peninsula, as well as the history of the creation and death of a special unit of the German army - the F Corps. Special operations carried out by the warring parties rarely allow for the possibility of wide maneuver in time and space. Their destiny is strict adherence to plans and self-sacrifice, often requiring fighters to “stand to the death” but complete the assigned task.