The book contains descriptions of the greatest tank battles that occurred during World War II. The reader will learn all the nuances of armored warfare - from the rapid blitzkrieg to the specifics of hostilities in the desert, from bloody clashes on the Eastern Front to other, no less dramatic, events in the West. Along with a description of the actual events, each chapter includes a biography of the commanders of the most famous armored units of different countries, as well as a brief description of the technical characteristics of the most famous tanks of the war.