They were tempered by war...

   This is a book about two teenagers, 15 and 16 years old, who were sent to the front of the Great Patriotic War. Their characters were formed and strengthened in the trenches of deathly warfare by the most terrifying monster in the history of humankind – German Nazism.

In time one of the heroes became an excelling intelligence officer, the other a legendary deep cover agent. The book recounts the fate of these remarkable people, their teachers and mentors, friends and students, and of course, their work, and lives which were filled with unusual events. The author is a close friend and colleague of the two protagonists – an intelligence officer who served his Fatherland for many years abroad.

For a wide circle of readers.