The new novel by the renowned writer and Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Karpov is dedicated to one of the most brilliant and talented commanders of the Great Patriotic War, Army General I.D. Chernyakhovsky. He was loved and respected by everyone – from soldier to general. Decisiveness and integrity, a sharp, quick mind and personal courage, and at the same time openness and warmth in his...

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The author of this book, Hero of the Soviet Union, Honored Military Pilot of the USSR Vasily Vasilyevich Reshetnikov, during the Great Patriotic War, made 307 combat sorties, bombed Konigsberg, was shot down twice - by anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighters (and the second time, having jumped from a burning plane with a parachute, landed on a minefield and miraculously remained alive), but...

The book is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Khasan, fought in 1938 between the Red Army and the Japanese Imperial Army. The Russian commander in the battle, Vasilly Blucher was later blamed for the loss and executed.

Published by the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, this book examines the causes and character of the war and the process in which a local conflict is escalated into an international conflict. Of particular interest to the author is the role and activities of the United Nations.

Evgeny Ivanovich Fokin served in a reconnaissance company from May 1943. He repeatedly participated in capturing enemy prisoners (‘languages’) at the front lines and in the enemy's rear. A special chapter in the author's military biography is his participation in a daring operation by a special detachment to save crucial facilities in Krivoy Rog in February 1944. E.I. Fokin vividly and...

Rare memoirs of an officer in the Soviet Military Counter-intelligence services. He describes tactics and operations in combat.

A detailed, rich history of flight from ancient to modern times. The book also describes the development of aviation in Russia and includes discussion of powered and non-powered (ballon) flight.

An analysis of the origins of the war, tactics and strategy during the war and its aftermath. The author was himself an active participant in the war.

Space technology is also military technology. Developments in ballistics served not only to further the goal of space exploration, but also allowed the development of ICBMs. The author in this volume, examines some of the military/security implications of rocket design.

The author examines the golden age of the battleship.