The author examines the golden age of the battleship.

Seriia voennye tainy XX veka. The battle for air supremacy during World War Two.

A calendar of daily events in the military history of the Russian Army.

Not just an account of the battle of Stalingrad - but the memoirs of the the Soviet Marshal behind the victory and defeat of German forces under the commands of Manstein and Van Paulus. Includes additional materials from the personal family archives of Marshal Eremenko, materials previously unpublished.

The heroes of this amazing book are those commanders of the Red Army (representatives of its elite, the highest level of command staff), who, having been illegally repressed in the 1930s, nevertheless were released from the prisons and camps of the NKVD in 1939-1941, before the beginning of the Great Patriotic War: K.V. Rokossovsky, K.A. Meretskov, M.P. Mager, V.A. Zaitsev, A.V. Gorbatov, K.N....

An interesting series exploring the history of Russian/Soviet special services. The authors are often working with archival materials never before published.

The book examines both Russian and non-Russian sources for theory and tactics of fighting non-state armed forces. Includes discussion of the Soviet/Russian experiences in Afghanistan and Chechenia.

Werewolf was the name given to a Nazi plan, which began development in 1944, to create a commando force which would operate behind enemy lines as the Allies advanced through Germany itself. Werwolf remained entirely ineffectual as a combat force, however, and in practical terms, its value as propaganda far outweighed its actual achievements. It did cause the Allies to overestimate the threat of...