The first book "Tales of Russian Missiles" tells about the history of the creation and development of combat missiles in Russia from ancient times until the end of World War II. Published materials on the activities of A.I. Kartmazov, A.D. Zasyadko, K.I. Konstantinov, I.V. Volovsky, N.V. Gerasimov, M.M. Pomortsev, N.I. Kibalchich, S.S. Nezhdanovsky, I.V. Meschersky, Yu.V. Kondratyuk, K.E. Tsiolkovsky, N.I. Tikhomirova, V.A. Artemiev, F.A. Zander, I.T. Kleimenova, G. E. Langemak, B.S. Petropavlovsky, other figures of domestic rocket science, as well as materials on the beginning of the activities of S.P. Korolev, V.P. Barmin, V.P. Glushko, Yu.A. Pobedonostseva, M.K. Tikhonravova, L. S. Duschkin.