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...

The book examines naval operations in the Baltic Sea during World War One (also known as the Battle of Åland Islands). The ensuing battle off the coast of Sweden was a victory for the Russian Navy.

The successful English naval blockade of Germany (and Austro-Hungary), meant that the only source of iron ore for the Central Powers was neutral Sweden. Both the English and Russian fleets ran operations to disrupt and prevent iron ore from reaching the enemy. This book examines and reviews the ships and tactics of these operations.

This book presents pieces of evidence, which û taken together û lead to an argument that goes against the grain of the established Cold War narrative. The argument is that a ôlong dΘtenteö existed between East and West from the 1950s to the 1980s, that it

Was wissen wir über Gefühle und Ängste unserer Großväter und Urgroßväter? Anfang der 90er Jahre hat Wolf-Rüdiger Osburg sich aufgemacht, die letzten Zeugen des Krieges aufzusuchen. 135 Frontsoldaten gaben ihm Auskunft und berichten über den Krieg in all seinen Facetten: schonungslos, detailliert und ehrlich. Erzählt wird von totaler Erschöpfung, von Hunger und Entbehrung, von der ständigen Nähe...

Es ist wieder hoffähig geworden, Hitler zum Sündenbock zu machen, um die deutsche Vergangenheit zu bereinigen Der Hitler- und Speerexperte Joachim Fest, Bernd Eichingers preisgekrönter Film ‘Der Untergang’ und die beliebten Fernsehserien von Guido Knopp sind hier die Kronzeugen für das aktuelle Rollback in der Geschichtsbetrachtung. Wird Hitler noch einmal zum Führer der Deutschen?

August 1939. Flirrende Hitze in Mitteleuropa. Das Korn wird gemäht. Ferienzeit. Es könnten unbeschwerte Tage sein, aber etwas Verstörendes liegt in der Luft. Die einen sagen, ein neuer Krieg stehe bevor. Die anderen schwören, der Frieden sei sicher. In diesem unruhigen August schaut die Welt auf den Obersalzberg. Hier verbringt Adolf Hitler seinen Sommer. Von hier aus wagt er ein riskantes...

Peter Wilson looks to 500 years of history to contest rigid assumptions about German militarism. Historically German-speaking states have had complex--that is, typical--politics surrounding militarization, strategy, and civilian control. The belief in German military genius arose only in 1871 and was soon dashed by the two world wars.

The book talks about how Odessa residents ruined Putin’s long-term plans. It contains testimonies of people who, to varying degrees, determined the vector of resistance of Odessa residents to hybrid aggression. Their memories of the key events of the spring of 2014 allow us to feel the mood and atmosphere of what was happening.

In the eleventh month of the war, Donetsk region remains the hottest spot, battles for Bakhmut continue. But the occupiers are ready to launch an offensive in any direction in order to achieve at least some success at the front. In response to terrorist attacks by Russian drones and missiles on peaceful towns and villages, Ukrainians struck military airfields on the territory of the aggressor...