The illustrated edition is devoted to the history of the creation and service of the Soviet army helicopter Mi-24. Conceived as a rotorcraft combat vehicle of army aviation, the helicopter adequately withstood all the tests that fell on its eventful life. Mi-24 participated in many armed conflicts and local wars on many continents in the final quarter of the twentieth century. On the threshold of the third millennium, the Mi-24 has not lost its combat value and therefore is the object of numerous modifications and modernizations. So it's too early to put an end to the history of the Mi-24.