About the book: 1982 / During the Great Patriotic War, Lieutenant General N. A. Antipenko was the deputy front commander for the rear. In his book, he talks about the work of all parts of the military rear in a number of outstanding military operations carried out by the Red Army. The book “On the Main Direction” was published twice - in 1967 and 1971 - in Moscow, by the Nauka publishing house. The author has made amendments and additions to this edition. The foreword by Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov was written for the second edition.