On the fronts of World War II, tank guards won many glorious victories. And these victories were given to our soldiers at an extremely high price, since the enemy was strong, experienced, smart and confident in his abilities. The book of memoirs of Wehrmacht Colonel General Heinz Guderian is a vivid confirmation of this. The author gives a unique opportunity to see the war through the eyes of the enemy. At the same time, he himself belonged to the elite of the top military leadership of Nazi Germany, combined in one person both the theorist and the practice of war, and was a direct participant in the events described. All this makes the book offered to readers a unique document of the era, a valuable source of information about the dramatic events of history in the period 1939-1945.