For the first time in one volume - all the memoirs of the marshal, starting from the time he performed military missions in China, and ending with the last days of the Great Patriotic War. Many of them have not been republished for decades.During the years of the Great Patriotic War, Marshal of the Soviet Union, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov commanded the 62nd Army, which was later transformed into the 8th Guards. This army has a long and interesting history.It was formed in the summer of 1942 and gained unfading glory by defending Stalingrad. Readers are familiar with V. I. Chuikov’s book “The Beginning of the Road”, which tells about the military operations of the 62nd Army in the defense of Stalingrad. In this book, the author tells about how, as part of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, the 8th Guards Army took an active part in the liberation of Ukraine, crossed the Dnieper, smashed enemy groups near Nikopol and Zaporozhye, and liberated Odessa.