About the book: 1982 / “And below there was earth” is the third book by Artem Anfinogenov, which reveals in depth the main theme of the writer, emerging in his previous works: “Earth Watch” and “Space” are the theme of the military feat of the Soviet people during the Patriotic War. The heroes of this story are front-line pilots, depicted at the moment of the highest drama dictated by the war, their selfless work in the name of victory. The life material, as always with this author, is documentary, but in this case it was not taken from second hand or someone’s memories, covered in the haze of times, but collected, carried out, and comprehended by a former attack pilot on the combat routes of the 8th Air Force, marching from the Don steppes and Stalingrad to Sevastopol…