The book examines the military reforms conducted under Tsar Paul I in which he tried to reshape the Russian Army closer to the model of the Prussian Army.

The book by a group of authors from the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Sciences is based on the latest Russian and foreign archival documents and supplements and deepens our knowledge of the Great Patriotic War. The publication contains sensational documents that reveal the reasons for the belated bringing of our troops to combat readiness at the beginning of the war.

This two volume history examines the life of Russia and its population during World War Two. Attention is paid to the effects of major battles to the surrounding areas. The principles of leadership of the armed struggle, economic confrontation of the parties, foreign policy and diplomacy of the Soviet state are reviewed. The conditions of life of all strata of the population and their...

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.

The story of Nicholas Urfe and his friendship with a demonic millionaire which leads to an elaborate series of staged hallucinations, riddles, and psychological traps, The Magus endures as the most enigmatic and magical novel in the Fowles canon, a work rich in symbols, conundrums, and labyrinthine twists of events.

The war diaries of a Russian volunteer who fought with the Serbs 1993-1999.

Originally published in 1911, the author later became the leader of the Kadet Party in Russia, after the Soviet Revolution, he emigrated to and settled in New York City.

In March 1921, the Red sailors, the stronghold and fighting vanguard of the revolution, rebelled against the Bolshevik government in a fortress on the Gulf of Finland. This event still causes heated debate. Was it a protest against the ruling dictatorship, or did the opponents of the young Soviet Republic skillfully take advantage of their discontent and prepare this explosion of popular...

Before you is the only foreign study on the Great Patriotic War in the sea and river theaters that has appeared in the 60 post-war years. In it, the author, based on combat documents of the former enemies of the USSR and Soviet military-historical literature available to him, described and analyzed the actions of the opposing fleets, showed the successes and miscalculations of the parties, and...