About the book: 2021 / 1942. Bloody battles are taking place in the Rzhev area. On one of the sectors of the front, the Soviet command decides to conduct reconnaissance in force. The backbone of the group consists of the tankers of Lieutenant Alexei Sokolov, an experienced commander who went through the thick of war with his crew. The detachment goes on reconnaissance and discovers that there are no Germans on the front line. The enemy retreated in an orderly manner, leaving only a small cover. There is an urgent need to inform headquarters, but on the way to his friends, the messenger dies. The tankers understand that they are surrounded, from which there is almost no chance of escaping.…