In the life of the great commander Marshal Zhukov there were many heavy, tragic, and sometimes terrifying pages—when he had to defend his honor against slander, calumny, and hatred. Neither Stalin, nor Khrushchev, nor Brezhnev, nor dozens of other political figures of a lower rank were able to forgive the marshal for his outstanding strategic gifts, his strength of character, and his independence. In Vladimir Karpov’s book, we learn what trials Marshal Zhukov had to overcome over twenty-five years—since the exile lasted a quarter of a century.