History, Military / Russian and Soviet

Chronicles the trials and tribulations of three Russian presidents’ (Gorbachev’s, Yeltsin’s, and Putin’s) efforts to reform an ossified and ill-prepared Russian military that was beleaguered by the confusing, chaotic, and threatening transformation of the former USSR into the Russian Federation—in order to better meet current and future threats to national security.

Despite its critical role in the course and outcomes of World War I the Eastern Front is poorly understood, or it’s dismissed as a monotonous story of Russian incompetence and failure. In fact, there’s a rich story of triumph and tragedy in Russia’s experience of fighting in the First World War.

The definitive account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II. Provides a fast-paced, riveting look at the air war on the Eastern Front as it has never been seen before.

In Across Cultures and Empires author Mahir Ibrahimov invites the reader to share his incredible journey through the world-shaking geopolitical transformations of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

The book covers the events leading to and the conduct and profound consequences of the 1929 Sino-Soviet Conflict, a short and bloody war fought over the Chinese Eastern Railroad in Manchuria.

A companion to Glantz’s Operation Don’s Main Attack, this documentary study expands our understanding of a pivotal operation in the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany and a decisive moment in the history of World War II on the Eastern Front.

The first book length study that tells the story of the Russian soldier in the years 1856-1917 as well as officers other than general staff officers.

This book analyzes Soviet mobilization strategies in Kazakhstan during World War II and explores how the war altered official policies towards the region's ethnic groups.

The one-volume abridged edition of the monumental five-volume (3,864 page) Stalingrad Trilogy. Stalingrad offers a sweeping synthesis of this massive confrontation, how it impacted the war, and why it matters today.