The author describes not only the air battles of the Second World War, but also investgates the development of strategy and tactics in the air war for fighters, bombers and close air support.

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...

Seriia Soldatskie dnevniki

Evgeny Ivanovich Fokin served in a reconnaissance company from May 1943. He repeatedly participated in capturing enemy prisoners (‘languages’) at the front lines and in the enemy's rear. A special chapter in the author's military biography is his participation in a daring operation by a special detachment to save crucial facilities in Krivoy Rog in February 1944. E.I. Fokin vividly and...

Rare memoirs of an officer in the Soviet Military Counter-intelligence services. He describes tactics and operations in combat.

In 1932, Vasily Emelyanenko, a student at the Moscow Conservatory, had no idea that his decision to leave the conservatory, join a flying club, and train as a pilot would lead him to the then-yet-to-be-established title of Hero of the Soviet Union. But to earn this title, he had to complete 92 combat sorties to attack the enemy in 1942-1943 – one of the most difficult periods for the country,...

Seriia voennye tainy XX veka. The battle for air supremacy during World War Two.

The book recounts the confrontation between the German air force and the air defense system of the Volga region during the Great Patriotic War. Based on numerous previously inaccessible archival materials, eyewitness accounts, and other documentary sources, the authors recreate a comprehensive panorama of events that took place in this region from 1941 to 1944.

The author of the book is a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, who served with his battery from Leningrad to Berlin. ‘I had already adapted to firing for effect with the entire battery without preliminary sighting. This time I quickly ‘caught’ my bursts, made some adjustments, and switched to firing at the target with rapid fire. The first salvos sent fountains of black, greasy earth and fire...

In 1940, with the Soviet annexation of Estonia, the Soviet Navy acquired the UK-built submarine Lembit. Under the command of the author, the submarine sank 21 enemy ships.

The author describes his experiences in the biggest tank battles of World War Two from the Kursk campaign to L'vov, the Wisla-Oder and finally the assault on Berlin.