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

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 Includes additional materials from the personal family archives of Marshal Eremenko, materials previously unpublished.

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

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...

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,...

Readers are presented with a fascinating story of the life and work of a major Russian statesman of the 19th century, general and diplomat Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev. He became famous for his successes in Central Asia, China and the Balkans. Bulgaria has always been in Ignatiev's heart, he was at the origins of the independence of modern Bulgaria, and Bulgaria still remembers and honors him.