Today, the whole of Russia knows the word "military commander". Their talent, dedication and fearlessness are admired. For the first time, this book contains articles and reports by military officers of the Great Patriotic War – the best journalists in the history of Russia. Konstantin Simonov, Vasily Grossman, Yuri German, Vladimir Bragin, Leonid Solovyov, Boris Polevoy and many others. These articles were created in the trenches, under the roar of artillery. It is difficult to overestimate their contribution to the Great Victory. Their articles opened the country to heroes – Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Alexander Matrosov, Alexander Pokryshkin, Sergeant Yakov Pavlov… Sometimes their reports turned the history of the war upside down, receiving enormous resonance – all over the world. Without this book, you will never know the true history of the Great Patriotic War.