About the book: 2023 / An orphan and a pupil of an orphanage, Maxim Naydenov has dreamed of becoming a military sailor since early childhood; the image of the fleet is for him the romance of adventure and wandering. Overcoming the trials of an orphan's life, Max persistently moves towards his dream. He has to learn what injustice and meanness are, but he does not become a cynic and does not fall into despair. While serving in Vietnam, during the war in Donbass, and in military operations in Syria and Africa, he learns what real military brotherhood is and becomes convinced of the correctness of his life path. And somewhere there is a kindred spirit - a woman who will not deceive or betray…