The authors of the book telling about the heroic actions of the 5th Army during the Great Patriotic War are Marshal of the Soviet Union N.I. Krylov, retired Major General N.I. Alekseev, Colonel I.G. Dragan. They talk about the glorious military path of this association from the battle of Moscow to the victory over German fascism and Japanese militarism. The work contains a lot of new things about the military affairs of the 5th Army during the war years. The authors cite numerous examples of the heroism of its soldiers, of which over 100 were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, 50 soldiers and officers became full holders of the Order of Glory.