A Medal for the Scout. 'For Bravery'

Our man in the Great Patriotic War. Volunteering for a reconnaissance company, where the odds of survival are one in a hundred, our contemporary fights his way from the Dnieper to the Neman—from an ordinary reconnaissance-sabotage group to the senior chief of GRU deep reconnaissance. He’s assigned to the most risky missions. He’s entrusted with the most impossible tasks—whether it’s a forceful seizure of secret documents, the destruction of an enemy airfield, blowing up a strategic bridge, or eliminating Sherllenberg’s deputy. Meanwhile, staff rats get awards and promotions, and only the future scout receives the medal “For Courage.” True, real front-line men value this “soldier’s” medal above any orders…