About the book: 1964 / Publisher's abstract: A Soviet submarine sank an enemy transport, but was heavily damaged in battle, lost speed, and was carried to the shore by the current occupied by the enemy. And then something happened that had never been seen in the navy. The periscopes of the submarine turned into masts, and sails made of tarpaulin covers were inflated on them. The boat went out to sea, its crew was saved by comrades who came to the rescue. There are many similar episodes in the memoirs of Rear Admiral I.A. Kolyshkin, who commanded a division and then a brigade of submarines of the Northern Fleet during the Great Patriotic War. The author talks about his military friends - Gadzhiev, Fisanovich, Vidyayev and other famous submariners, with whom he went on long and dangerous campaigns, writes about how commanders and political workers prepared people for trials, how a sense of fiery Soviet patriotism helped sailors overcome everything obstacles on the way to victory.