The book examines the missions and victories of Israeli Special Forces.

The author examines the history of the Russian volunteer movement from 1824-1941, Russian citizens or immigrants fighting with foreign armies. In particular the book highlights Russian volunteers fighting in the English-Boer war (1898-1902), Paraguay-Bolivia (1932-1935), the Balkans in the late 19th century, China (1924-1940) and more.

The author is a General-Lieutenant (resigned) with more than 20 years experience in US-Soviet nuclear arms talks and treaties.

riveting, gritty accounts of some of the greatest German tank commanders, including Michael Wittmann, Hans Bolter, Hermann Bix, and others

30-е годы XX века составляют один из трагических периодов советской истории. Фактически в это время страна находилась в состоянии гражданской войны. Противостояние ‘верхов, и низов’ можно считать неоспоримым фактом, а результатом этого противостояния были миллионы людей - арестованных, расстрелянных, сосланных. Свою лепту вносили и многочисленные процессы над вредителями, шпионами,...

An air battle tactic first used in 1914 (by a Russian pilot), ramming the enemy's aircraft with your own was a last-ditch effort to stop a bombing raid. Russian pilots used this tactic over 1000 times during World War Two - often if their airplane was already damaged or out of ammunition. Unlike a kamikaze, these were not considered suicide missions, as the pilot might try to bail out after...

The author, Doctor of Historical Sciences, a leading researcher of the Central State Archive of St. Petersburg,M.V.Shkarovskii examines a complex and poorly understood topic: the Russian Orthodox Church in the occupied territories during World War II. As evidenced by numerous archival documents, no parts of the Russian Church collaborated with the Nazis . Nazi authorities did not even manage to...

The author of the book began the war as a tank commander (KV-1S) and then served as the commander of a series of self-propelled artillery units (SU-122, SU-85) and ended the war commanding a T-34-85. He fought from Stalingrad to Koenigsberg.