About the book: 2011 / Our army and navy have come a long and difficult historical path. Many commanders and naval commanders of Russia glorified their names, surprising the world with their victories. The most outstanding of them will be discussed on the pages of the book. Before you appears a string of names of the defenders of the Fatherland, forever remaining in the memory of grateful descendants. From the Grand Duke of Kyiv Svyatoslav Igorevich, who lived at the dawn of Russian history, who defeated the troops of the Khazar Kaganate and restored the independence of Kievan Rus, to the fearless admirals and generals of the Great Patriotic War, who led millions of Soviet soldiers, sailors and officers, saving the world from the fascist plague in 1941 –1945.