About the book: 1980 / The first part tells about the soldiers of the 40th Guards Rifle Division who steadfastly fought the enemy on the distant approaches to Stalingrad - in Malaya bend of the Don. The second part tells about the heroic feat of 33 soldiers of the 87th Infantry Division, who survived at Malaya Rossoshka against 70 fascist tanks and destroyed 29 of them.