This book about the naval sailors of the Baltic, written with a deep knowledge of the material, reflects the biography of its author. The story "A Difficult Year on the Hanko Peninsula" is documentary, the author was a participant heroic defense Hanko. Most of the stories are about submariners. After the war, the author served on submarines, and therefore the stories are captivating with topical issues, accuracy of details, and vitality of characters.

The book of future admirals Anatoly Mityaev

A book about naval art, about history navy from ancient times to the present day. There are seven sections in the book, the main of them is devoted to the story about the participation of the Soviet Navy in the Great Patriotic War, the feat of Soviet sailors. The content of the book is complemented by diagrams and colorful design.

Soviet military miracle David Glantz

The new book by an authoritative military historian is not an ordinary chronicle of hostilities, more than an ordinary description of the battles of 1941-1943. In his outstanding study, a leading American expert conducted complex analysis the Soviet military machine and its work in the first years of the war, revealing the mechanics of the "Russian military miracle". Encyclopedic in scope of material, unprecedented in accuracy and depth of analysis, this work is already recognized as a classic. Having studied a huge amount of archival documents, evaluating the combat capabilities and tactics of both ...

Stalingrad. The Great Battle Through the Eyes of a Military ... Heinz Schroeter

The book by a German war correspondent on the battle of Stalingrad figuratively and accurately reproduces the dramatic situation great battle, which was the turning point of the Second World War. The author uses numerous eyewitness accounts and excerpts from archival documents, with German pedantry, gives objective data on the number of weapons and losses of the belligerent parties.

Zhukov against Halder. Clash of military geniuses Valentin Runov

In the summer of 1941, not only hostile ideologies and social systems, not only the most powerful and numerous armies in Europe, but also the two largest command and control bodies of the armed forces - the General Staff of the Red Army, headed by G.K. Zhukov and the General Staff ground forces Germany represented by F. Halder. In this battle of military geniuses, in the duel of the best strategists of the era, the fate of the Great Patriotic War and the fate of the world was decided. A new book by a leading military historian analyzes the events of 1941 from precisely this point of view - as a competition military schools,…

Soviet military miracle 1941-1943. Revival ... David Glantz

At the end of 1941, one of those miracles happened, which the world never ceases to amaze with. The defeated, bloodless, almost completely destroyed Red Army seemed to have risen from the dead, first throwing the Wehrmacht away from Moscow, then defeating Paulus's army at Stalingrad and finally seizing the strategic initiative in Battle of Kursk, which predetermined the outcome of the war. A new book by an authoritative military historian dedicated to these events is not an ordinary chronicle of hostilities, more than an ordinary description of the battles of 1941-1943. In its outstanding ...

The ship of the dead. The story of an American ... Bruno Traven

The book is written by a true sailor, each page seems to be saturated with sea salt and full of a furious wind. She leaves no doubt that in his youth Traven served on a merchant ship plying along the Pacific coast of the North and South Africa, delivered a cargo of cotton from New Orleans to Antwerp, dealt with smugglers ... The previously existing translation of "The Ship of the Dead" is not complete, the construction of the novel is broken. For the first time, the reader is offered the full text of the great novel.

Ushakov Valery Ganichev

The book tells about the life and remarkable work of the outstanding Russian naval commander, Admiral Fyodor Fedorovich Ushakov - the founder of the maneuverable tactics of the sailing fleet, a supporter of Suvorov's principles of training and educating naval sailors. Based on rare archival material.

Cannons in cases Vanzetti Chukreev

This book by the writer Vanzetti Ivanovich Chukreev includes different years stories dedicated to the life of military sailors. In the past, a military sailor, the author warmly and soulfully talks about the difficult naval service, deeply and subtly reveals inner world their heroes - courageous, skillful and cheerful people who guard the sea borders of the Motherland.

Seed of things to come. In the middle of a flat valley ... On the edge ... Ivan Shevtsov.

The novels by Ivan Shevtsov "The Seed of the Future" and "Among the Plain Valley ..." are linked by a single storyline and common heroes. The first novel takes place at a border outpost shortly before the attack on our country by Hitler's hordes and on the first day of the war. Border guards of the outpost of Lieutenant Glebov are waging a bloody unequal battle. In the novel "Among the flat valley ..." Soviet soldiers who survived and found themselves behind enemy lines act in the detachments of the people's avengers. The writer shows his heroes in dramatic situations, in which with the greatest ...

Sevastopol Fortress Yuri Skorikov

The book is written on the basis of the richest collection of archival materials and rare photographic documents. It tells about the history of the emergence and stages of construction of the Sevastopol Fortress. Described in detail major events 349 days of the heroic defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855 during Crimean War 1853-1856, unparalleled work of sappers and miners on the defense line, courage and heroism of the defenders of the fortress - naval sailors and soldiers who fought under the command of prominent military leaders - admirals V.A.Kornilov, M.P. Lazarev, P.S. Nakhimov and the head ...

Dawn Above the Waves (collection) Ion Arame

The collection includes the novels by I. Arame "Anchor Street" and M. Reshike "SOS in the Bay of Storms". "Anchor Street" is a fascinating novel with an intriguing story about military sailors. In the center of the story is the life and combat training of the crew of the anti-submarine ship. The novel "SOS in the Bay of Storms" is dedicated to the distant passage of the Romanian training ship, during which the sailors had to fight the raging sea elements. The book is intended for a wide range of readers.

Great battles of the Russian sailing fleet Alexander Chernyshev

Gangut and Chesma, Navarin and Sinop - these high-profile victories are inscribed in the history of Russian military glory gold. Having begun to create a fleet centuries later than Europe - the famous Peter's decree “ Marine vessels to be!" dated only 1696 - after a quarter of a century Russia became one of the leading maritime powers. And our main triumphs, the most glorious victories of the Russian fleet, fell on the sailing era. A new book by a leading military historian is dedicated to the most important battles of the 18th – 19th centuries, in which Russian sailors gained immortal glory, but many of which ...

Azov Fleet and Flotillas Alexander Karpov

This book is a chronicle of the Azov Sea navy, telling about the heroic and courageous struggle Russian soldiers and sailors for the return to Russia of the southern lands, the Azov and Black Seas, for access through them to the countries of the Mediterranean and Europe. A significant place in it is given to the coverage of the battles of the Azov flotilla against foreign invaders during the Crimean, Civil and Great Patriotic Wars. The book is designed for a wide range of readers.

Amphibious operations of the Armed Forces ... Vladimir Zhumatiy

In the monograph of the doctor historical sciences, a naval sailor, captain 1st rank Vladimir Ivanovich Zhumatiy, on a huge archival source base, the little-studied problem of naval art has been studied - the amphibious operations of the Soviet Armed Forces since their inception in the years Civil War 1918-1921 and until the end of the Great Patriotic War... The book focuses on landing operations 1941-1945 in the wars against Nazi Germany and its allies and militaristic Japan. The Great Patriotic War was ...

Corsairs of the Deep Thomas Lovell

Publisher's abstract: The book of the American journalist Thomas Lovell "Corsairs of the Deep" provides a rich factual material about the tactics of German submarines operating during the imperialist world war of 1914-1918. The book is intended both for naval sailors and for our youth, who intend to devote themselves to the naval service.

Shadows on the Wall Mikhail Parkhomov

The new book by Mikhail Parkhomov brings us back to the harsh days of the Great Patriotic War. Its heroes are fighters of the invisible front, people who modestly say about themselves that they are "involved in intelligence and counterintelligence." The author talks about their courage and perseverance, about how they get out of the most difficult and confusing situations with honor. He leads the reader to besieged Odessa, to the snows of the Moscow region, to the sands of the Kara-Kum - to the place where the fate of the war was decided in those distant years. With warmth and sympathy, he reveals the complex and at the same time integral characters of the military ...

Great Admirals D. Sweetman

A collection of biographies of military admirals, which, according to the compiler - American historian Jack Sweetman, determined the development of naval art from the 16th century to the end of World War II. The most significant conflicts in which naval power played a significant role, the main stages in the development of warships, their weapons and equipment are tracked. And also the formation of the profession of "naval sailor", the most prominent representatives of which have been selected for the book. The main milestones of the biography, analysis of the situation before the conflict and a detailed ...

The book was first published in 1895. The author of the work, military historian - tsarist general... The book gives a careful selection of factual material, briefly in chronographic order, setting out the prehistory of the Russian fleet from the 9th to the 18th century and the history of the Russian fleet from its foundation by Peter I to 1825 inclusive. F. Veselago's work highlights the activities of the best Russian naval commanders: Peter I, admirals Ushakov, Senyavin and others. Brief reviews of the heroic battles of the Russian fleet at Gangut, Grengam, Chesma, Tendra and Athos are given. A significant place in the book is devoted to ...

The German Navy is still shrouded in myths, and in many ways it is surrounded by a heroic halo. Perhaps it was the fact that the German Navy turned out to be practically not involved in war crimes, in contrast to the ground forces, which throughout the war had direct contact with the civilian population in the occupied territories. All about the history of the Kriegsmarine - the headquarters and aces of submarine warfare, battleships and submarines, destroyers and torpedo boats - in the encyclopedia “The Kriegsmarine. Navy of the Third Reich ".

Basing of the USSR Navy Viktor Manoilin

The book of General V.I. Manoilin is his memories of life during the Soviet Union and after its collapse, about service in the Soviet Navy and about work in one of the largest oil companies in post-Soviet Russia. During the period " cold war»1946-1991, on which the author focuses his attention, he served and worked in the structures of the Navy, taking part in organizing its basing. The author aims to inform the reader about little-known and completely unknown pages of the history of the Soviet Navy, ...

Defeat at sea. The defeat of the naval ... Caius Becker

Memories former officer the German Navy on the struggle of the German Navy and superior enemy forces during World War II. The author talks about naval battles and all types of ships that participated in them - from giants battleships to midget submarines. The scene is the Atlantic, Baltic and Black Sea.

French Navy in World War II ... L. Garros

The first part of the work on the French Navy in World War II. Covers the period up to the British Operation Threat against Dakar. The second part, published in Russian for the first time, describes the operations of the French fleet in remote areas, Operation Torch, the self-flooding of the fleet in Toulon and the revival of the fleet. The reader will also be interested in the applications. The book is written in a very biased way. © Translated by I.P. Shmeleva © E.A. Granovsky. Comments to the 1st part, 1997 © M.E. Morozov. Comments to the 2nd part © E.A. Granovsky, M.E. Morozov. Compilation and design, ...

Samurai. Legendary pilot of the Imperial ... Saburo Sakai

The successor of the ancient but impoverished samurai family Saburo Sakai became the best pilot in Japan during the Second World War. He participated in more than two hundred air battles and was the only Japanese ace who never lost his wingman in battle. Sakai's flying skills were legendary. After being seriously wounded in 1943, the pilot returned to battle and went through the entire war until the surrender of Japan.

Pages of the naval chronicle of Russia: ... B. Zverev

EDITION 2, REFINED Editorial Board: KONTR-ADMIRAL, DOCTOR OF MILITARY-MARITIME SCIENCES, PROFESSOR N. VYUNENKO, COUNTER-ADMIRAL, CANDIDATE OF MILITARY-MARITIME SCIENCES PUSHKIN A. S I RAENKPITAN-KAPITAN PROFESSOR VD SKUGAREV The book by Doctor of Historical Sciences BI Zverev tells about Russia's struggle for access to the sea, about the birth of the Russian regular navy and its victories in naval battles of the 18th-19th centuries. The best fighting traditions have developed in battles at sea domestic fleet which were developed and continued by many ...

About the typical in the realistic art ... Alexander Revyakin

The brochure talks about characteristic features a typical image in realistic literature. The author considers the question of the connection between the typical image and the worldview of the writer, the methods of typification and the significance of the principle of partisanship in the creation of artistic images by writers of socialist realism.

World War II at sea and in the air ... Wilhelm Marshall

Here is a unique essay on the history of World War II, prepared by direct participants in the events - senior officers and generals of the German Wehrmacht. This publication covers the most important naval and air battles between Germany, England, the USSR, the USA, Japan and other states from 1939 to 1945, provides a full professional analysis of the causes and consequences of the failures of the Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe, examines in detail the weapons and personnel of the armies. The course of the war was described by people who held important posts and knew many ...

From the history of the navy (selection of articles ... Lev Skryagin

The Atlantic greeted me warmly. A fresh tailwind quickly rushed the ships towards the Canary Islands. On the island of Tenerife, we stocked up on fresh food and water. A month after leaving the Canary Islands, Russian sailors crossed the equator for the first time

A comprehensive display of the characters of people through their actions, performed both in the difficult environment of the naval service, and on vacation: hunting, fishing - this is the theme of the short stories of the author's next book. O

Small in size historical miniatures reflect the glorious past of the Russian fleet, when St. Andrew's flag proudly fluttered on its masts. Fighting episodes, heroic actions, tragic era

The war in Europe is over - but on Far East militaristic Japan does not want to surrender, and it still has the third-largest fleet in the world, the main forces of which are gathered at the Soviet borders. Will it succeed

The novel "Cruiser" Suvorov "" tells about the tests that fall to the lot of eighteen to twenty-year-old guys who enter the Navy. There comes a time when yesterday's teenagers have to take in

The famous military historian Svetlana Samchenko in the book “Along the main channel of the era. From the last sail to the first rocket "talks about ships of the" armor and steam "times, about their creation, construction and

The global confrontation has reached its limit. This work raises the following topics: "Bulava's introduction into service - a necessary measure in the nuclear deterrent race?", "Strategic missile submarines

The book is based on real events in which the author took part. This is not a memoir or an autobiography. The story is fictional. It tells about the fate of a submariner and

This book is the first in a series devoted to the little-known to most of our readers pages of the maritime history of various countries. You will learn about the history of the Spanish submarine fleet and its training

Roger Charles Anderson - renowned English naval historian - suggests detailed description battles that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean from the middle of the XVI to the middle of the XIX century. The most detailed

The "Commemorative Book of the Red Navy" contains the main statutory provisions defining the duties and behavior of the Red Navy sailor on the ship, official position and rights, as well as some rules of conduct on the ship.

In 1945, during one military campaign on the submarine of the Baltic Fleet C-13, Captain 3rd Rank Alexander Marinesko torpedoed and sank two ocean liners, which killed more than 8 thousand

Where the organization ends, there the fleet begins! (collection)