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.

In 1932, Vasily Emelyanenko, a student at the Moscow Conservatory, had no idea that his decision to leave the conservatory, join a flying club, and train as a pilot would lead him to the then-yet-to-be-established title of Hero of the Soviet Union. But to earn this title, he had to complete 92 combat sorties to attack the enemy in 1942-1943 – one of the most difficult periods for the country,...

The author examines the golden age of the battleship.

This book is dedicated to the people often called ‘heroes of the invisible front.’ It is based on the memoirs of participants in unique operations conducted by our intelligence services during the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. As is known, intelligence officers had their own front line. They competed with the enemy in military cunning, fought behind enemy lines, obtaining prisoners and...

The confrontation between the ‘Stalin's Falcons’ and the Luftwaffe in the early years of the Great Patriotic War is full of tragedy. What did the Soviet Air Force represent, and why did it find itself on the verge of defeat? How did they manage to turn the tide and gain air superiority? To what extent is the fame of German aces exaggerated and the fame of Soviet aces underestimated? The answers...

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 Includes additional materials from the personal family archives of Marshal Eremenko, materials previously unpublished.