About the book: 2023 / In an air battle, Alexey Gundarev shot down the plane of the German ace, Captain Heinrich Schwering. Following the German, he landed his burning car behind enemy lines and continues the battle, which dragged on for many years... The author of this book, Evgeniy Goncharenko, volunteered for the front in 1941. He fought through Moldova, Romania, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. For courage and heroism he was awarded orders and medals of the USSR. Due to a serious illness associated with injuries, the talented writer died at the age of 33. Literally a few days before his death, while lying in the hospital, Evgeniy Ivanovich wrote one of the parts of this novel - “In the Devil's Gorge”. A fascinating action-packed narrative is being published in its entirety for the first time.