Brief Content: Forward by Fleet Admiral Vladimir Kuroyedov, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. First time coverage on a system-wide basis SLBM systems, anti-ship and and anti-submarine missile weapons, ship-borne air-defense missile and artillery systems and more. There is also detailed examinination of torpedo systems, ASW mines and sea mines, anti-mine weapons. Beyond weapon platforms, there is...

After the release of the Russian movie 'Svolochi', many veteran-chekisty were upset with the way history of these units had been portrayed. This book attempts to set the record straight, about the role these Young Pioneers and Komsomol members played behind and on the front lines.

The author re-examines the Northern War of 1700-1720 between Peter the Great and Karl the XII and its (mis)representation in Russian history.

A history of the American Civil War from 1861-1865.

The author examines the German campaign in the Caucasus and in particular the battle on the Kalmyk steppe.

This classic work of Hartmut Bockmann is dedicated to the history of institutions at the end XII century during the third crusade of the Teutonic Order - one of the three largest spiritual orders of knighthood that appeared in the Holy Land. Lasting more than 800 years, the order also played a role in the creation of Prussia and took part in the battle of Gruenwald (1410).