They were soldiers. American lieutenant colonel Jeremy and corporal Protasoff, Chinese intelligence officer Li, Cossack centurion Ivan Bely, Yemeni sniper Mahmoud. Their commanders—presidents and ayatollahs—were certain that if only a little more, a bit more… the long-awaited victory over international terrorism (American imperialism, the enemies of Islam, the cursed Banderites—underline what you need) would be achieved. But in a modern war there are no winners—only losers. Usually, someone else comes out on top: the one who watches the war from the side…
The era of Collapse continued. Under the whistling of bullets and the bursts of precision shells, the world confidently slid toward the abyss. And the soldiers fought. They fought for their homeland. Each— for his own.