About the book: 2006 / Illustrated edition is dedicated to one of the largest tank battles of the Second World War, which unfolded in June 1941 on the Southwestern Front. This battle is little covered in military historical literature and is usually referred to as border battles. However, it was by no means an ordinary event and not a private operation. The battle took place in several western regions of Ukraine, in a huge pentagon between the cities of Lutsk, Brody, Rivne, Ostrog, Kamenets, with the center in Dubno. About 2,500 Soviet and German tanks clashed in oncoming battles. The outcome of this tank battle had a significant impact on the disruption of the plans of the German command. The lightning-fast crushing of the Red Army in the south failed. The breakthrough of German troops on the march to Kyiv and the seizure of industrial regions of Ukraine did not take place as scheduled. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers interested in the history of the Second World War and the art of war.