The book examines the philosophical and legal concept of war and the gight against international terrorism in different democracies. The crisis of democracies on issues of war and peace. The essence and nature of wars waged by democratic states. Methods of warfare employed by democratic states. Civilizations and wars: history and modernity. The humanization of military policy and military...

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Joachim Wieder's book is the most vivid and reliable account of the Wehrmacht's Stalingrad catastrophe. It consists of two parts. The first is a collection of direct personal impressions of a man who survived the tragedy, and the second is an attempt at a critical analysis of the role of German military commanders in the Stalingrad disaster – Field Marshals Paulus and Manstein, and General...

The volume contains discussion of Russian military history, Russian national security and more.

War... This word is associated with many contradictory, sometimes repulsive images. It's not only the thunder of battles, lightning-fast attacks, bravura marches and victory parades, but also rows of chimneys in burnt-out villages, ‘death trenches,’ mass graves, the roar of collapsing buildings, the groans of mutilated, dying people, and fear in the eyes of children. War is the stench of fires...

The book contains over 200 photographs depicting German paratroopers during World War II, both during training and combat operations. Detailed captions and text allow the reader to clearly understand where, when, and how these elite units of the Third Reich fought. Dramatic documentary accounts of daring paratrooper operations provide a vivid and detailed picture of audacious assaults and...

On the pages of this book, the reader will find more than 200 unique photographs, accompanied by fascinating and detailed captions. The rich illustrative material depicts battles and combat operations of the air forces of the Third Reich during World War II. The previously unpublished photographic materials were recently obtained from European archives, including previously closed archives of...

Based on identified trends of the armed conflict, the author has examined the nature of air, ground and naval operations in the wars of the first half of the 21st century. He has also highlighted the meaning of military operations in space and information warfare. He also examines the peculiarities of the fight with modern terrorism.

Does Sevastopol Fortress have its secrets? Alas, all these solid work only darkened the picture of the two defenses of Sevastopol. Still remain unclear dozens of important issues. Could, for example, the Russian Navy in 1854 to attack the overloaded landing Anglo-French squadron, or samozatoplenie our ships was inevitable? Is it true that Admiral Oktyabrsky entire 1941 war with the Italian...

O.I.Gubarev's book - the result of years of research problems hijackings and sabotage bomb in the world of civil aviation. The book is written based on various domestic and foreign sources, which highlights the issue of air terrorism and counter-terrorism. The author has succeeded in an interesting way to describe the events of the first hijackings in the 1930s before the terrorist attacks in...

This book by the renowned writer and Captain 1st Rank Vladimir Shigin is the first to compile fascinating information concerning sea ghosts, superstitions, omens, mysterious marine UFOs, and other unexplained phenomena. It also explores how the names of ships mystically influenced their fates. Furthermore, based on unique documents from the Main Staff of the Navy and the Naval Archive, the...

The new novel by the renowned writer and Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Karpov is dedicated to one of the most brilliant and talented commanders of the Great Patriotic War, Army General I.D. Chernyakhovsky. He was loved and respected by everyone – from soldier to general. Decisiveness and integrity, a sharp, quick mind and personal courage, and at the same time openness and warmth in his...