The second book by the famous military historian I.B. Moshchansky is dedicated to two important episodes of the Great Patriotic War - the defense of Crimea and the Battle of Stalingrad. Unlike the Battle of Stalingrad, the defense of Crimea in 1941-1942 did not have a decisive impact on the course of the Great Patriotic War, but the skills of conducting battles, the organization of troops, and...

New book by the famous historian B.Sokolov about the partisan movement as a complex, largely contradictory phenomenon, which has become an integral part of the Second World War. The author considers the features of guerrilla warfare, especially in the Soviet Union, as well as in Europe. The book describes how the Strategy and Tactics guerrillas and their opponents, and political...

A look at the tactics and operations of Blitzkrieg.

Ninety years ago, the First World War ended. In Europe, this date is still celebrated as one of the main events of the 20th century, but in Russia it has been virtually forgotten. This book is a collective work of leading Soviet ‘military experts’ of the 1920s, in which former staff officers and generals of the Tsarist army examined the course and results of the recent war, analyzing their own...

Submarine warfare on the Eastern front.

The experience of World War II shows that the officer corps of the SS troops proved to be one of the most effective among the armies of the warring parties. This cannot but cause surprise, since the SS troops, essentially being the Nazi party guard, had neither history, nor even traditions. How did the SS troops manage to achieve such a high level of training of the officer corps? How, where...

Originally published in 1969, this book is Che Guevara's description of guerilla tactics and strategy based on his experience and hit-and-run tactics that were paramount to the overthrow of Cubas government and the establishment of the Castro regime.

All the last decade before the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Union vigorously rebuilding its economy and armed forces. The country became a powerful industrial nation, dozens of new equipment received by the Red Army and Navy. However, with the beginning of the war only a part of the developed samples has become a truly effective means of reflection of German aggression, the rest during the...

The study is devoted to the philosophical understanding of war as a 'transformation' based on the material of Soviet military theory, where the 'transformation' of war is worked out as a strategy that is most appropriate for the critical linking of the war with the problem of 'information' - the first form of strategizing 'information' or 'cyber war. ' The focus in this way is the phenomenon of...

Based on the requirements of the new fundamental statutory documents of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the author's point of view on the development of views on the use of Ground Forces in modern local wars and armed conflicts is presented. The experience of the combat use of branches, arms and other troops of the Russian Federation, operational (operational-tactical) formations...