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Contrary to popular belief, the performance of the Soviet Navy in World War II was not without merit. They still tenaciously fought against the enemy on the surface, underwater, in the air, and at various locations. "The navy has fulfilled its obligations to the motherland from beginning to end" - this is Stalin's fair evaluation of the Soviet Navy's performance in World War II. This book refers to a large number of research monographs and journal articles at home and abroad. It provides an introduction to the main warships participating in the war, detailed strength and combat loss tables, strategic and tactical assessments and other precious information. It also records various types of battles the navy participated in (base defense battles, coastal artillery operations, submarine operations, naval aviation operations, landing operations, breaking and maintaining diplomatic relations, etc.), And is supplemented by detailed descriptions. Readers can objectively understand the development process of the major fleets of the Soviet Navy from the large amount of historical data available in this book, as well as the main army building and combat ideas in each period.

The Strategic Rocket Force was the latest service to form the military in the former Soviet era, but it ranked first among the five major services. It was a reflection of the Soviet nuclear strike power and a long-lasting shadow on the United States during the Cold War. Today, the Russian Strategic Rocket Force has been equipped with fifth-generation ground strategic missiles. Due to confidentiality reasons, the relevant information has been kept secret for a long time. This book explains to readers the history of the formation of the Soviet Strategic Rocket Force, sorts out the performance of various types of missiles and their equipment, introduces Soviet scientific research experts, successive commanders and troop formations, and contains a large number of secret anecdotes, including accidents that occurred during the development of missiles, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the inside story of nuclear disarmament, and the beginning and end of the signing of the Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Treaty.

This book uses detailed information to describe the birth, growth and glorious history of the Soviet Union's unique military force, the Homeland Defense Air Force. It has detailed historical materials on the organization, equipment, commanders, and honorary titles of the Soviet Home Defense Air Force. It is a reference book that military enthusiasts and war history enthusiasts should not miss. During the Cold War, the Soviet armed forces consisted of five major services, the least known of which was the Homeland Defense Force. The Homeland Defense Force has a long and unusual history. During World War II, it completed a series of important strategic and operational tasks, including the Siege of Leningrad, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Kursk, the Ten Strikes, the Battle of Berlin and other famous battles, and protected many political and industrial central cities, hundreds of industrial enterprises and military groups. During the Cold War, the Homeland Defense Air Force effectively ensured the security of the skies of the Red Empire. After the end of the Cold War, Russia carried out a large-scale transformation of its armed forces. In July 1997, the Homeland Defense Air Force was abolished and the original air defense force was transferred to the Air Force. From 2010 to 2011, the organizational structure of the Russian air defense forces underwent major changes again. Over the past century, the Homeland Defense Force has gone through a glorious but difficult road. This book is arranged in chronological order, detailing the nearly century-long history of the Soviet Union's homeland defense air force.