The author re-examines the Northern War of 1700-1720 between Peter the Great and Karl the XII and its (mis)representation in Russian history.

A history of the Second World War from both Russian and foreign sources. The author is a well known historian and professor.

As the Americans say, freedom is not for free. So sooner or later the enemy, who for centuries pretended to be a ‘brother’ and a ‘liberator’, had to shed the blood of Ukrainians. And we will pay the ‘bill’. Therefore, this war became one of the phases of the formation of Ukraine, because you have to fight both with the occupier and with prejudices. She showed how much we still have to do and...

On February 24, 2022, the writer Andrii Kurkov did not write anything. And in the next few days too. An ethnic Russian who had spent his whole life in Kyiv faced the same danger as other Ukrainians. Because in his worldview, behavior and attitude to reality, the worldview and behavior of the Ukrainian Cossacks of the 16th century prevails, when Ukraine was not yet part of the Russian Empire,...

Space technology is also military technology. Developments in ballistics served not only to further the goal of space exploration, but also allowed the development of ICBMs. The author in this volume, examines some of the military/security implications of rocket design.

All the works included in this collection are dedicated to the work of intelligence services during the First World War and were written by employees of these services. For Basil Thomson, head of the Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department during the First World War, there were almost no secrets that he was not privy to. Throughout the four years of the war, he was in constant contact...

Автор рассматривает смертельные бои на Юго-Западном фронте с июля по сентябрь 1941 года. Частью этих кампаний была попытка защитить и удержать Киев от наступающей немецкой армии. Битва за Киев закончилась трагически для Красной Армии, так как тысячи солдат были окружены немцами. В книгу включено более 300 фотографий, карт и других иллюстраций.

Нефть - кровь современной войны! Она жизненно необходима для танков, самолетов, автомобилей... Если нет нефти - нет горючего, вся эта грозная техника превращается в одно мгновение в бесполезную груду металла. А потому именно захват кавказских нефтепромысл

A unique handbook and collection of information for Russian officers and generals. Examines the best thinking in military science from both Russian and foreign military leaders.