He was called the “unsurpassed master of defense”, the best specialist in the Wehrmacht in getting out of hopeless situations, the “firefighter Fuhrer” and even the “German Zhukov”. Hitler sent him to the most dangerous and threatened sectors of the front, considering him the last hope of the Reich. In the second half of the war, the laurels of Field Marshal Model (by the way, a distant relative of Lenin!) eclipsed even the great glory of Guderian, Rommel and Manstein. However, the former stonemason Konstantin Rokossovsky managed to surpass Hitler's best field marshal in all respects. During the Great Patriotic War, these great military leaders had the opportunity to measure their strength twice, near Kursk and in Belarus, and both times the genius of maneuver Rokossovsky emerged victorious from the confrontation, but the master of retreats Model managed to avoid final defeat. In a new book by a leading military historian, this duel of the most talented commanders of the Red Army The Army and the Wehrmacht are analyzed for the first time at a modern level, using operational documents from both sides. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union against a holder of the Iron Cross with oak leaves, swords and diamonds! Marshal Rokossovsky versus Field Marshal Model! Offensive genius versus defensive master