In the fall of 1943, General K.V. Krainyukov was appointed a member of the Military Council of the 1st Ukrainian Front. Narrating about the heroic Dnieper crossing, the liberation of Kyiv and the hostilities of the front troops abroad, the author acquaints readers with interesting historical facts and little-known details, tells how plans for front-line offensive operations were developed and discussed at the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, and then implemented. The book warmly speaks of the famous commanders N.F. Vatutin, I.S. Konev, I.D. Chernyakhovsky and other military leaders, leading political workers and ordinary fighters of the party, selfless soldiers who showed unparalleled courage in the fight against the enemy.