The author of this book is a famous Soviet military leader who has gone through a long military path. During the Great Patriotic War, V.I. Kazakov commanded the artillery of the corps, army, front. In his memoirs, he shares with the reader his impressions of the battles near Moscow and the Volga. He writes with love about fighting friends - generals and officers, about the courage of soldiers. Most of all, the book tells about artillery, to which V.I. Kazakov devoted decades of his life. The book is designed for the general public.