About the book: 1984 / This is a book about ships and sailors who sailed and fought not in the ocean, but on large and small rivers, contributing to defense and offensive ground forces. The main part of the book is devoted to the actions of the Dnieper military flotilla, which reached Berlin. Under enemy fire, the ships of this flotilla helped units of the 5th Shock Army to immediately cross the Spree within the city. The author, at that time commander of the Red Banner Dnieper Flotilla, tells how the sailors fought. Designed for the general reader.