The book by the British writer and journalist R. West introduces the reader to little-known pages of the life of Josip Broz Tito, whose fate turned out to be inextricably linked with the historical fate of Yugoslavia and the peoples inhabiting it. Based on new factual material, it tells about the dramatic events of 1941-1945, the conflict between the Yugoslav leader and Stalin, the development of the country in the post-war years and the brewing crisis that resulted in the bloody civil strife of the 90s.