This work is the second volume of the book At Pace with the Lightning with the subject of operational scorecard of Mohammad Rasulullah Corps (PBUH) in Ramadan Operations from July 1982 until the end of September of that year. That period coincides with the commencement of Martyr Hemmat taking command of that unit, which is why it is also possible to find traces of the massive transborder Ramadan operations on the eastern front of Basra in the book. The main goal of the author is to write the history of the 27th Mechanized Division of Muhammad Rasulullah, but in addition, the direct and indirect events associated with developments in the 27th Division’s scope of operations at that time are mentioned as well. The historical scope considered in the writing of the book is limited to the end of the summer of 1982 and the period of preparation of the commanders and fighters of this unit to go to the western front to launch Muslim bin Aghil Battle. The material collected in the book originates from four general sources: interviews, with the command center, wireless conversations, and briefings. The book makes use of a collection of oral and written memoirs and statements of the political authorities of the country and the commanders of the various ranks of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces and the Basijis (secret police) during the Holy Defense years, and specifically in relation to the five stages of the Ramadan Battle. It should be noted that the Muhammad Rasulullah 27th Brigade entered the scene from the third Ramadan operations after returning from Lebanon. The book Counterstrike has fourteen chapters, namely, The Scheme to Chase the Invader, The Goals of Karbala Operational Plan, Reconnaissance and Organizing, Deterrent Efforts, Counterstrike, Unsuccessful Penetration, Fetr Battle, Remedial Willpower, Choice of Solution, Confronting Triangular Fortresses, The Third Triangle, The Last Strategies, The Last Effort, and the Balance Sheet of the Ramadan Battle. The book’s text reflects the reality of Iraq’s imposed war on Iran and it is fully documented and credible, leaving no doubt about the facts of the Ramadan Operations. The author of the work narrates the real history of war without addition or deletion along with the commanders’ memories. There is no place in this book for character development and dramatization because research cannot create a false and imaginary character and it must be stated as it is. The daily lives of Martyr Hemmat and Martyr Motovaselian were also mentioned in Counterstrike, but again it cannot be said that the book is a memoir, since in a memoir the memoir writer is free to add some character development alongside the facts relating to the main character. According to the author, the book was originally written for a specific audience, but it quickly sold out and it became clear that it was well-received by the general public besides the specific audience . . . however, it is because of the fluent writing style and the sweet historiography of the book and anyone who has not even seen the Imposed War can enjoy the book by reading it and understanding the details of the war.The information in this book is extracted from conversations with commanders, meetings, operations night’s wireless communications until the end of the operations, interviews with families of the fighters, and so on.The Supreme Leader, in a handwritten note on the margin of the book, stated: “Books like Counterstrike and At Pace with the Lightning must be some of the popular handbooks for the Corps staff and their families”.This book highlights the role of commanders in the war, and how the army and Corps commanders entered the Holy Defense theatre and carried out successful operations . . . Duty of the commanders is to promote, publish, and distribute a sufficient amount of these books across the community. Book Expert: “At this moment, Nosratollah Gharib, commander of Hamzeh Seyyed Al-Shohada’s battalion, calls the Fath-1 message center: Gharib: Ehsan, Ehsan 4! Hemmat: Roger Gharib, Hemmat here, over. Gharib: Dear Sir, what is the situation on our right now? [Where the Al-Mehdi (AS) 33rd brigade battalions should be acting] Our right side! Hemmat: Good. Over there, Al-Mehdi (AS) came forward and got closer. Tell me what your situation is?! Gharib: Our situation is good; our kids went forward. Hammett: How many of these crab (tanks) have been hit so far?! What have they achieved?! Gharib: Dear Sir! We had 3780 rounds of food (took 3780 steps forward). Hemmat: Yes. Have you reached the enemy or not? Gharib: Yes. We hit its tanks too! Hemmat: How many crabs did you hit?! Gharib: Seven, eight! Seven, eight! Hemmat: Beware that these bastards do not escape! Otherwise, early in the morning they fry their souls and come for you. Open yourself to the left and the right and clear the area carefully! Plant the Meghdad [battalion] there as I said, and go ahead! Understood? Gharib: Yes, yes. We are doing the same.

Golali Babaee (1960 /Chalus-Iran) Golali Babaee is one of the Holy Defense warrior who, after the end of the war, pursued his mission as a writer by recording memoirs and dramatization of epic scenes of the Holy Defense. Babaee’s foremost concern and expertise is documentary writing and memoir writing. More than 30 books on these subjects have been published by him so far. Babaee and his works have been praised at various literary festivals, including the Jalal Al-Ahmad Literary Festival’s Documentary Writing Section Award. He has a special place among Iranian documentary critics and circles. Some of the Babaee famous works include: 1 - Counterstrike 2 - At Pace with the Lightning 3 - The Soiled Calks,Sooreh Mehr Pubs.,2013 4 - The Point of Release, Sooreh Mehr Pubs.,2007 5 - Ghaba Uproar, Sooreh Mehr Pubs.,2009