The second front is the war of American-British troops against the German Wehrmacht in Western Europe in 1944-1945. With the invasion of Normandy by our country's Western allies and their further advance to the east, Germany found itself in the grip of two fronts. The collapse of the Third Reich was a foregone conclusion. But the opening of the second front was preceded by a long and complex history. How did the idea of two fronts against Germany come about? Why did the second front become a reality only in the fifth year of the war? Why did the Soviet Union work so hard to open it? What secrets did the problem of the second front have? How did our allies fight? What role did this front play in the war against fascism? You will find answers to these and many other questions in this book.