About the book: 2009 / An unfired soldier in war is a mystery. No one, not even himself, can predict how he will behave under bullets. And an unfired officer is doubly a mystery. How will he perform in the first fight? Will there be enough will, courage and self-control? These thoughts haunt senior lieutenant Andrei Lastochkin, who found himself in the fiery inferno of Afghanistan. He doesn't know what will happen tomorrow. While he faces complete uncertainty and a platoon of eighteen-year-olds, they are killing it. And one team - forward…