This book is the long-awaited sequel to the major military history bestseller of 2005. It is based on numerous interviews with veteran tank crews who experienced the horrors of war alongside their machines. The tank crews share with the reader the soldier's truth about life at the front, the battles they fought, the arduous work of war, the reasons for defeats, and the true price of the Great Victory. Like the first book, this edition has become a real breakthrough, telling the story of front-line life and the fates of the crews of the legendary T-34 tank.