People A

What do we know about the people of «Alpha»? They rarely wear uniforms. Awards are given to them through closed decrees. They tell little about themselves, almost never give interviews, and never pose for photos in popular magazines. Who are these guys who have gone through the hell they call a business trip? Through deadly combat, pain, and blood, which they refer to as work? They are rarely publicly thanked. The title of Hero is more often awarded to the fallen than to the living. This makes the book about the fighters of «Alpha», the most secretive Russian anti-terrorism unit, all the more valuable. Its author, Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Filatov, is one of them. Everything written in this book is pure truth. Filatov writes as he lives: not hiding his thoughts and feelings. He fought the same way. And there are no others in Group «A».