In spite of 75 passing after Victory, history of Great Patriotic war in a great deal until now is covered by white spots. Especially many questions arise up on the initial period of war.Why, having enormous numeral superiority, ВВС of Red Army were raided in the first days by Great Home? How did Люфтваффе succeed to be so quickly taken complete domination in mid air? Where vaunted "Stalin got to threatening to smash an enemy "small blood, mighty blow" falcons" swearing to keep the "calmness of our borders"?Aviation engineer by education, Mark Солонин convincingly, with numbers and facts, proves full insolvency of soviet version of events of 1941, explaining the shattering defeat of our aviation the "suddenness of hostile blow", and gives own answers for the most difficult, sharp and "uncomfortable" questions to home history.