This book could have been called “They Fought for Königsberg.” A fortified city, a stronghold of the knights of the Teutonic Order, the Prussian nobility, the Kaiser's generals, conspiratorial officers who organized the assassination attempt on Hitler... A fortified city, which, however, passed from hand to hand (Germans, Poles, Russians, French) and finally fell under the onslaught Soviet troops. And whatever one may say, they all fought for Königsberg. This is the third book, after “Walks in Königsberg” and “The Golden Shadow of Königsberg”, written by journalists from the newspaper “New Wheels” and published in collaboration with the publishing house “Zhivyem”. And it’s not just about the past. “The Shield and Sword of Königsberg” is a book about a city that can fulfill a different mission - to connect Russia and Europe. The publishing design is preserved in pdf A4 format.