These are the memoirs of the famous military leader Marshal of the Soviet Union A.M. Vasilevsky. Most of the book is devoted to the Great Patriotic War, the work of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, the General Staff, the decisive role of the Communist Party in winning the Victory. A.M. Vasilevsky also talks about the people who taught him, brought up a warrior, commander in him - M.V. Frunze, I.P. Uborevich, B.M. Shaposhnikov, M.N. Tukhachevsky, V.K. Triandafillov, K.E. Voroshilov and other prominent military figures.