Memoirs of A.I. Egorova talks about the turning point in the history of the Civil War in Russia - 1919. The author, while holding leadership positions in the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, was a direct participant in the fighting on the Southern Front. He gave his book, which was first published in 1931, a loud title; on its pages there was a place for all the leaders of the Soviet Union. However, neither acquaintance with Stalin, nor joint service with Budyonny, Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov saved Marshal of the Soviet Union Egorov from repression - on February 23, 1939, the most talented Soviet military leader was executed.