About the book: 1975 / This book about Baltic sailors, written with deep knowledge of the material, reflects the biography of its author. The story “A Difficult Year on the Hanko Peninsula” is a documentary; the author was a participant in the heroic defense of Hanko. Most of the stories are about submariners. After the war, the author served on submarines, and therefore the stories are captivating with topical issues, accuracy of detail, and vitality of characters..