The second book by the famous military historian I.B. Moshchansky is dedicated to two important episodes of the Great Patriotic War - the defense of Crimea and the Battle of Stalingrad. Unlike the Battle of Stalingrad, the defense of Crimea in 1941-1942 did not have a decisive impact on the course of the Great Patriotic War, but the skills of conducting battles, the organization of troops, and...

New book by the famous historian B.Sokolov about the partisan movement as a complex, largely contradictory phenomenon, which has become an integral part of the Second World War. The author considers the features of guerrilla warfare, especially in the Soviet Union, as well as in Europe. The book describes how the Strategy and Tactics guerrillas and their opponents, and political...

A look at the tactics and operations of Blitzkrieg.

Ninety years ago, the First World War ended. In Europe, this date is still celebrated as one of the main events of the 20th century, but in Russia it has been virtually forgotten. This book is a collective work of leading Soviet ‘military experts’ of the 1920s, in which former staff officers and generals of the Tsarist army examined the course and results of the recent war, analyzing their own...

Submarine warfare on the Eastern front.

Guerrilla Warfare (Spanish: La Guerra de Guerrillas) is a military handbook written by Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara following the Cuban Revolution. It became a reference for thousands of guerrilla fighters in various countries around the world. The book draws upon Guevara's personal experience as a guerrilla soldier during the Cuban Revolution. The book identifies reasons for,...

The Atlantic Wall became the most grandiose system of coastal fortifications in the history of mankind. Its coastal batteries, concrete underground structures, and various anti-landing defenses represented masterpieces of artillery and construction engineering. At the same time, Hitler and his admirals made a number of unforgivable miscalculations that made the successful Allied invasion of...

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...

Information about Operation Barbarossa became known to I.V. Stalin. The data on Hitler's insidious plan was obtained by Ilse Stöbe (‘Alta’), the head of a Soviet military intelligence group that operated in Berlin and had access to German state secrets. In December 1942, she was captured by Gestapo agents and executed by guillotine in a Berlin prison... Despite torture, ‘Alta’ did not betray...

The book by aviation and rocket technology historian M.D. Evtifiev is dedicated to little-known pages in the history of Soviet jet aviation. It tells for the first time about outstanding aircraft designers, engineers and testers who selflessly worked on the creation of domestic jet aviation. The author traces in detail all stages of the birth of the first Soviet jet aircraft and their engines,...

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...