Igor Petrenko

The youngest admiral in history Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov enters into a confrontation with an experienced and cunning opponent - Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy Erich Reder. At the front is a difficult situation, and it is necessary to make risky and ambiguous decisions.

The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has fallen on the Grand Duke. According to the law, revenge must be taken by the younger brother, a bastard. For the refusal to kill, he has to pay with eve- rything he had, because “for peace you need more swords than for a war”...

In the center of the story are three main characters - Lieutenant Colonel Soshnikov, Captain Muravyov and Major Zakharov. Three ages, three different characters, three different destinies, which are destined to meet at the Khmeimim military base.