In the present work, in fact the first time, a description of all military campaigns Russian sailing fleet of more than 160 years: the war for Tsar Peter I and the Azov campaign to Russian squadrons to the shores of the United States during the Civil War between North and South.

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 1961, the Soviet nuclear powered submarine K-19 suffered from a near melt-down of its reactor. This book examines the event, using archival materials that have now been made public. The events on the sub were the basis for the Harrison Ford movie, K-19 Widowmaker.

The Soviet Navy during the Cold War experienced both victories and tragedies. The newest book by the author Nikolai Cherkashin examines explosions, collisions, catastrophes, mutinies and groundings.

First hand accounts from authors, who served as peacekeepers in the Balkans as military observers, policemen, etc during the Yugoslav crises of the 1990s.

An interesting series exploring the history of Russian/Soviet special services. The authors are often working with archival materials never before published.

Ferdinand Schoerner was a General and later Field Marshal in the German Army during World War II. He was one of 27 people to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds and one of the youngest German generals. He was also known for his brutality.