About the book: 2015 / For the first time in one volume - all the memories of the marshal, starting from the time he carried out military missions in China, and ending with the last days of the Great Patriotic War. Many of them have not been reprinted for decades. During the Great Patriotic War, Marshal of the Soviet Union, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov commanded the 62nd Army, which was later transformed into the 8th Guards Army. This army has a long and interesting history. It was formed in the summer of 1942 and won unfading glory defending Stalingrad. Readers are familiar with V.I. Chuikov’s book “The Beginning of the Path,” which tells about the military operations of the 62nd Army during the defense of Stalingrad. In this book, the author talks about how, as part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, the 8th Guards Army took an active part in the liberation of Ukraine, crossed the Dnieper, crushed enemy groups near Nikopol and Zaporozhye, and liberated Odessa.