The famous general of Nazi Germany Heinz Guderian talks about the emergence of tank forces, weapons and features of the combat use of these vehicles, the difficulties and errors in their use. Guderian was a forerunner, theorist, organizer and practitioner of tank science in his country. In the book, he describes the course of three large-scale military operations - the breakthrough into France, the attack on the Soviet Union and the long retreat from Russia in 1943-1945. According to military theorists and politicians, this book is the best of all that was written by German generals.