From the author: "The book will include separate essays about facts, events, people. Only Upper Don and 1942 bind them. They will not continue, but will only complement the Elansky bridgehead. Zero kilometer of the road to Berlin" and "Elansky bridgehead. Liberation of the Upper Don." This information in my books is not used for various reasons, mainly so as not to duplicate the events described and not oversaturate them in volume. But for people who are passionate about the history of the Upper Don, I think it will be very interesting. For these readers, I decided to continue my work. I will try to confirm the facts from the combat logs with the memories of the participants and vice versa - memoirs with archival documents. After all, this is the TRUTH ABOUT THE WAR.