There is reason to believe that this file was created without reconciliation with the published book, by combining files that already exist on the network. The text of the book with a high probability does not correspond to the printed edition. Vasily Bykov - an outstanding master of military prose of the twentieth century . The main theme of the writer's works - a man in war - has always highlighted the problem of moral choice in the harshest conditions of war: between life at the price of betrayal and death with honor. The writer is characterized by uncompromising position, which served as a reason for the attacks of Soviet criticism: the writer was blamed for the hula on the Soviet system. And he just managed to realistically define the line beyond which the moral fall begins, and truthfully show that a genuine moral feat does not look like a spectacular heroic action. The book includes the most famous sensational military stories of the author, which brought the writer world fame and recognition of millions of readers. Contents:1 Crane Creek (story, translation B. The red, p. 7-742 Alpine ballad (story, translated by M.) Gorbachev), p. 75-1713 Dead do not hurt (story, translated by M.) Gorbachev), p. 172-3524 Sotnikov (narrative, translation B. Bykova), str. 353-4715 Obelisk (narrative, translated by G.) by [D.T.] 472-5246 Live to Dawn (story, translated by B.) Bykova), str. 525-6307 Go and Never Return (narrative, translated by B.) Bykova), str. 631-7588 The sign of trouble (narrative, translation B.) Bykova), str. 759-957