About the book: 2014 / K. Simonov's story "Days and Nights" tells about the events of 1942. New units transferred to the right bank of the Volga join the army of Stalingrad defenders. Among them is the battalion of captain Saburov. The Saburites with a fierce attack knock out the fascists from three buildings that have wedged themselves into our defenses. The days and nights of heroic defense of houses that have become impregnable to the enemy begin... "...More than twenty years ago, while working on the trilogy "The Living and the Dead", I conceived another book - from Lopatin's notes - a book about life a war correspondent and about the people of war seen through his eyes,” wrote Konstantin Simonov. This is how the story “Twenty Days Without War” appeared, and subsequently the famous film of the same name by A. German with L. Gurchenko and Y. Nikulin in the lead roles. Front-line journalist Lopatin was awarded leave “for Stalingrad” - 20 days without war, during which the hero manages to live his whole life: he meets true love, a film is made based on his military essays.