Eine lückenlose Überwachung von Post und Telefon, ein Spitzel in jeder Kneipe, die Verstrahlung von Oppositionellen – es gibt nur wenig, was man der Stasi nicht zutraut. Doch was konnten Mielkes Männer wirklich und was taten sie ganz konkret? Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk erzählt in diesem Buch die Geschichte der Stasi und hinterfragt dabei manche der scheinbaren Gewissheiten, die sich mit ihrem Bild...

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 Includes additional materials from the personal family archives of Marshal Eremenko, materials previously unpublished.

Sonntag, 27. Februar 2022. Olaf Scholz tritt im Bundestag ans Rednerpult: Zeitenwende. An diesem Tag beginnt das Buch von Christian Schweppe. Der Journalist hat sich an die Fersen derjenigen geheftet, die des Kanzlers Worte in Taten übersetzen müssen: Minister, Abgeordnete, Militärs. Er fährt in Munitionsdepots und auf alte Militärflugplätze. Er wertet geheime Papiere aus, taucht tief ein in...

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

In Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns, Artem Chapeye reveals his war, intimate and senseless, withholding nothing about his motivations, his nightmares, his new relationship with the world. Here one man, a pacifist turned fighter, a story writer turned soldier, a father and husband, considers the reasons for and reactions to war on a very personal level.

»Als Adam grub und Eva spann, wo war denn da der Edelmann?«, fragten Hunderttausende Bauern und Bürger, die sich 1524/25 quer durch Deutschland erhoben und eine Bewegung formten, die bis heute ihresgleichen sucht. Waren die Rebellen revolutionäre Klassenkämpfer? Räuberischer Pöbel? Oder gar die Vorreiter der Menschenrechtsbewegung?

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.

‘House on the Line of Fire’ is a story told by a fearless man who has been in prison and in high office, who knows the value of compromise and human relationships, who remained in his home until the very end, but who, even after being forced to leave, never ceased to love it. The book offers a complete and vivid picture of life in Donbas in the 21st century: clan wars and property division,...

The book ‘Deal with the Devil: German-Russian Relations between the First and Second World Wars’ is a compact and extremely engaging presentation of the history of the Russian and German peoples, filled with events of historic proportions. With captivating dynamism and literary precision, Sebastian Hafner describes the twists and turns in relations between nations that sometimes fought each...