In a sensational and scandalous book Brand the salted Beef is newly examined initial period of war between Hitler Germany and Stalin Soviet Union. On the basis of the data, extracted from before secret documents and materials, and also analysis of scientifically-historical and memoir literature an author refutes already withstand and new myths about reasons of catastrophic defeats of Red Army in the first months of war, gives objective, deeply argued interpretation of course of soldiery events. Primary attention is spared to influence of "human factor". A book is intended to the historians and all, who is interested in Second world war.