Based on historical documents, the book tells about the life and work of Port Arthur defense hero Roman Isidorovich Kondratenko. It was under his leadership that the Port Arthur defense system was actually re-created in the shortest possible time, he directly led the reflection of the four assaults on the fortress." Our General" was the name of his soldiers. Quiet and modest in everyday life, impeccably honest and devoted to duty, finding himself in extreme conditions of a real war, he showed tremendous moral strength and heroism. "General Kondratenko was everything for Port Arthur - strength, soul, thought, and the spirit of heroism," contemporaries said about him.