M. : ACT, 2014. — 256 s. (258 s. - electronic version) - cv. il. — (70 years of the Great Victory), In the history of Russia, and, perhaps, the whole world, there was no larger and bloodier battle than the Great Patriotic War . The warring parties had in their arsenal many deadly types of weapons, and the struggle for each piece of land was so fierce that all this led to massive human losses, not comparable to any other in the history of civilization. All the more respect is due to the courage, perseverance and unsurpassed heroism of the soldiers and officers of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people. This edition contains a description of all the most important battles of the Great Patriotic War .. The reader will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the course of combat operations of the Red Army and get an idea of the life of the entire Soviet country - from the alarming pre-war years to the victorious 1945. In addition, the book gives the quantitative and qualitative composition of the opposing armies and fronts of the USSR and Germany, when describing the battles, the actions of troops and individual commanders are analyzed. The publication contains archival documents and unique photographs , maps and diagrams of combat operations , As well as many illustrations , allowing to visualize the most common during this war samples of military equipment and small arms , Here is their description and the most important characteristics of .. The publication will be interesting both for those who are interested in military history, and for a wide range of readers.