Судьба то поднимала его высоко, то безжалостно кидала вниз. Кажется, о нем - четырежды Герое Советского Союза, герое Монголии, выдающемся полководце, дважды награжденном орденом ‘Победа ‘, маршале Г. К. Жукове - знают все и всё. Но это далеко не так. К Жукову можно и нужно подойти по-новому, а многим фактам и событиям его жизни дать объективную оценку. Земным человеком, во всей сложности...

General Claire Lee Chennault was one of the brightest and most controversial figures of World War II. Chennault was in charge of the XIV Air Force, and was famous not only for his military achievements, but also for his constant conflicts with commanders, which earned him a scandalous reputation. His memoirs about the events in the Pacific Ocean, written in a highly literary style, transform...

Perhaps an alternative leader figure in Russian history, killed in a tragic helipcopter accident, General Lebed was a key player in several critical points in modern post-Soviet Russia. His forces protected Boris El'tsin during the anti-Gorbachev putsch, he was in charge of signing a peace treaty with the Chechens and a candidate for President.

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.