About the book: 1988 / Reportage novel© Librairie Plon, 1986. Magazine version. “...In my book I wanted to show the modest and risk-filled life of the crew of one of our submarines. The more I listened to these sailors, the more humane, sincere and worthy of respect they seemed to me. Such, one must think, are their American, British and Soviet colleagues; they are not at all like warriors who strive to fight with each other. So, these sailors are much more aware than most of their fellow citizens of the consequences of an order given to them to fire a missile salvo.…»