About the book: 1971 / Can anyone become stronger friends than fellow soldiers, front-line brothers-in-arms who happened to share ammunition in battle, go on reconnaissance missions using the same compass , eating from the same pot, covering a comrade with your body in a moment of mortal danger, lying under fire in the same crater, huddled closely together? They say that you really get to know a person after you eat a pound of salt with him. And in war, even a pinch is enough. Nowhere do people come together so quickly, do they get to know each other so well, as in war. Nowhere is friendship so demanding, selfless, and reliable. The collection of stories “Thunder and Lightning” is inhabited by brave and skillful people, savvy and resourceful, always faithful to the holy laws of front-line camaraderie and mutual assistance. These noble traditions have become part of the flesh and blood of all who returned to peaceful work after the war and who feel themselves to be heirs to the glory of the Soviet Army. Evgeniy Vorobyov did not observe his heroes from afar, he lived with them for four front-line years.