The names of Richard Sorge, Rudolf Abel, and Nikolai Kuznetsov – heroic intelligence officers who largely ensured the success of major and minor military operations of World War II – are familiar to us from our school days. However, the hidden history of the greatest battles of the 20th century is not limited to a few well-known names, however worthy they may be. From this book, you will learn...

Gerd Koenen is one of the most important historians of the Left in Germany, whose most recent book 'Vesper, Ensslin, Bader' investigates the roots of German terrorism. Translated from the original German edition.

Olbia was one of the main centers of Greek colonization of the Northern coast of the Black Sea. This book traces the development of this thriving city and its military campaigns against both the forces of Alexander the Great and against the Scythians. Eventually falling under Roman control, the area was abandoned in the 4th century AD. The author uses descriptions of the city written by...

Analyzing a wide range of sources, studies conducted by domestic and foreign historians and political scientists, the author reveals the process of developing ideological concepts by extremist forces and organizations in the countries of the East. Particular attention is paid to the ideology of Islam on the socio-political development of Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and some neighboring countries...

The book describes the main programs carried out in the United States to create new means of launching spacecraft into orbit. In addition to traditional launch vehicles, special attention is paid to reusable aerospace systems and promising hypersonic aircraft. In addition, the publication presents a retrospective review of the half-century evolution of aerospace aircraft projects and currently...

In his book, the author, who fought as an infantryman in the battles of the Kursk Salient, the Lviv, Vistula-Oder, and Berlin operations, recounts what he saw as a platoon commander of a tank landing force: the daily life of Red Army soldiers with their simple joys in the form of sleep and hot food, monotonous work, the desire to survive, and the constant feeling of imminent death.

The collection presents documents on the activities of the SVAG Directorate for the Study of German Scientific and Technical Achievements, as well as other Soviet institutions and departments in Germany for the study and use of German scientific and technical achievements and 'high' technologies in the interests of the USSR. This is the first time that documents have been published in this way....

Roland Jacquard is President of the Paris-based International Observatory on Terrorism. A Strategic Expert and Consultant on Terrorism to the United Nations Security Council, Jacquard regularly testifies before the United Nations Security Council. He is quoted widely in the international press, particularly in France, Germany, and the UK.

Alexander Svechin was the leading theorists of military thought and one of the greatest strategists of the beginning of the XX Century and in the history of Russian military tradition.

How to encrypt and secure information - very heavy mathematical models.

Die Lagerkommandantin verkündet das Todesurteil. Da schneidet sich die Gefangene Mala Zimetbaum mit einer Rasierklinge in die Pulsadern. Ein SS-Mann packt sie am Arm. Mala reißt sich frei, schlägt ihm ins Gesicht und ruft: »Mörder, bald werdet ihr bezahlen müssen.« Und zu den Tausenden jüdischen Frauen, die im Lager Auschwitz-Birkenau gezwungen sind, Malas Ermordung mitanzusehen: »Habt keine...