Between 1943 and 1945 1200 Soviet tank-troopers won the Medal, Hero of the Soviet Union. In his book, former General Zhilin examines and highlights the best of the best!

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...

Rear Admiral Nikolai Belorukov of the Soviet Navy, awarded the Orders of the Red Banner, Nakhimov Second Class, and the Red Star for his combat service, recounts his service in the Black Sea Fleet during World War II. After graduating from naval school, he was initially appointed navigator of the submarine ‘M-53,’ then senior assistant commander of ‘S-31,’ and in May 1942 he took command of...

The book by the famous researcher of the history of the Russian fleet I. I. Firsov is dedicated to Yuri Fedorovich Lisyansky, who belongs to the glorious tribe of discoverers and trailblazers. His name is mentioned eight times on the world map. He was three times the first: he was the first to sail around the world under the Russian flag, the first to pave the way across the seas and oceans...

‘Ebenso kenntnis- und faktenreich wie politisch sensibel blättert Urban die Geschichte der wechselseitigen deutsch-polnischen Vertreibungen im 20. Jahrhundert auf. Dabei kommen deutsche und polnische Historiker gleichermaßen zu Wort.’ Klaus Bednarz, Die Zeit

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

Juni 1940: Hitlers Wehrmacht hat Frankreich besiegt. Die Gestapo fahndet nach Heinrich Mann und Franz Werfel, nach Hannah Arendt, Lion Feuchtwanger und unzähligen anderen, die seit 1933 in Frankreich Asyl gefunden haben. Derweil kommt der Amerikaner Varian Fry nach Marseille, um so viele von ihnen wie möglich zu retten. Uwe Wittstock erzählt die aufwühlende Geschichte ihrer Flucht unter...

In 1940, after Estonia's annexation by the USSR, the submarine ‘Lembit,’ built in England, became part of the Soviet Navy. This submarine, commanded by Captain Alexei Mikhailovich Matiyasevich, was destined to endure a difficult combat journey. It broke through enemy fairways through minefields, crept along the seabed under a hail of German depth charges that exploded almost right next to its...

In the series Militaria antiqua. The book examines the military-political history of the Bosporan Kingdom through the first three centuries AD. During this time, the former Roman province prospered as a client state of Rome. Its king led campaigns against and defeated the Scyths and consolidated power around the Black Sea, including such modern day cities such as Kerch.

A study on the use of Soviet airpower during the massive battle of Kursk.