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The pages of this book cover the most important events related to the history of the Ukrainian Cossacks since its emergence at the turn of the XV and XVI centuries, including the fierce struggle with warlike nomads for their native land and the Orthodox faith. Particular attention is paid to the outstanding figures of the Zaporozhian Army, their political and state activities. Ukrainian-Polish-Lithuanian relations, as well as local traditions of state-building in the period of Kyivan and Galician-Volynian Rus are also reflected.

The book reveals the moral and ethical code of conduct of a Sich warrior: courage, fraternity, chivalry, equality, loyalty, honour, good glory, struggle against enemies of the faith, defence of the fatherland; family principle of organisation, democracy; special attitude to women, asceticism, religiosity, etc. A significant place is given to the Cossack mentality and way of life, which was determined by the military craft and belonging to the military community. The conditions of the struggle against the nomadic peoples of the East are depicted, which forced the Cossacks to master martial arts and create their own armed forces, including a powerful navy, which resisted the Ottoman-Tatar aggression.

The book is addressed to a wide range of readers.