About the book: 1983 / Yu. Pilyar's book includes the stories "Chief of Staff", "Five Hours to Immortality", "All This Happened" and the novel "Forget the Past ", written at different times. And yet, these works are the development and continuation of one theme: the theme of human courage, perseverance, camaraderie in the highest sense of the word, selfless devotion to the Motherland. After all, it was these qualities that united people both in the war and in the fascist concentration camp. The highest manifestation of the human spirit, selfless heroism - this is what forms the basis of the works of Yuri Pilyar.