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.

A look at tank warfare during WWII.

The book seeks to examine the secrets of the beginnings of WWII, about which historians and eyewitnesses have argued for over 60 years.

Not just an account of the battle of Stalingrad - but the memoirs of the the Soviet Marshal behind the victory and defeat of German forces under the commands of Manstein and Van Paulus. Includes additional materials from the personal family archives of Marshal Eremenko, materials previously unpublished.

This book covers the defensive period of the Battle of Stalingrad – one of the decisive battles of the Great Patriotic War and the entire Second World War. It examines the crucial decisions of the German and Soviet high commands and front commanders that determined the outcome of this great struggle. It explores the clash of military doctrines, strategies, and plans of the German and Soviet...

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...