About the book: 2021 / Their service is usually not visible. They will learn about their existence later, when they see the result. They are in the rear, but everyone needs them. Who will suppress the enemy offensive, who will destroy the enemy’s fortified firing point or tank? They are artillerymen. Gods of war. Ivan Nekrasov, an ordinary young man of eighteen, lives in a provincial town. It's June 1941. Ivan goes to the front, but first ends up in artillery training courses. Several months later, Nekrasov, loading a heavy howitzer, finally finds himself at the front. Ahead of him are harsh years of war, hard work and dangerous trials. And most importantly, Ivan is not local, because he is a man from the twenty-first century. What to do, what to do? There are many questions, but the answer for Ivan is obvious - to fight. To fight so that you are not ashamed to look into the eyes of the ancestors with whom you find yourself.