five against the fire

They were only sixteen when the world called them to war.
Alfred - the loud, warm-hearted dreamer.
Arthur - the careful leader who became a father to them all.
Ivan - the quiet soul with homesick eyes and a taste for vodka.
Matthew - the gentle one with a love for sweets and stories.
Max - the troublemaker whose courage burned brighter than reason.
Thrown into the chaos of World War I, the five boys form a bond stronger than the bullets around them. Together, they face hunger, loss, and fear - from the mud of the trenches to the skies haunted by the Red Baron himself.
As the war rages on, laughter and heartbreak intertwine. They learn to protect each other, to grow up too fast, and to hold onto hope when the world seems determined to take it away.
But when the guns finally fall silent, their greatest battle begins - finding who they are after surviving what no child ever should.
It is a story of brotherhood, survival, and the small moments of light that endure even in the darkest times.