This book, for the first time in the national historiography, offers a complex analysis of the stages of the birth and formation of military blocs in Europe. A process driven by the superpowers and resulting in the creation of military-political organizations supporting a bi-polar world and leading to the total confrontation of the Cold War.

The history of domestic radio control systems for long-range missiles is presented, starting with the lateral radio correlation system for the first domestic missile R-1 and ending with radio control systems for the first intercontinental missiles.

The last years of WWII, the author traces the movements and battles of the Red Army to the gates of Belgrade in the Balkans.

This book is the first in military history literature to compile information on ALL major amphibious operations of the Great Patriotic War, both airborne and naval, Soviet and German, that were of strategic importance and aimed at solving tactical problems. Some of them, such as the Kerch-Feodosia and Vyazma operations, were generally successful and allowed the Soviets to disrupt enemy plans,...

The war diaries and experiences of ISU-152 self-propelled gun driver during the last three years of the war.

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...

The successful English naval blockade of Germany (and Austro-Hungary), meant that the only source of iron ore for the Central Powers was neutral Sweden. Both the English and Russian fleets ran operations to disrupt and prevent iron ore from reaching the enemy. This book examines and reviews the ships and tactics of these operations.

The book reflects the following questions: who was the culprit of the war - Germany or the USSR; was the Soviet Union preparing a preemptive strike against Germany; what goals did Germany pursue with regard to the USSR - the destruction of statehood, dismemberment, occupation and annexation of its territory to the Third Reich or the liberation of the peoples inhabiting the USSR from Bolshevism;...