America’s current retreat from world power recalls that of the Soviet Union after 1988. Is the U.S. poised to collapse like ...

This German-army failure to defeat Soviet forces marked a crucial turning point in the war.

The Yakovlev Yak-9 stood out as the fighter aircraft with the highest production in the Soviet Union during WWII, with an estimated 16,769 units manufactured. Fueled by a 1,650 horsepower engine ...

On 22 June 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. Three million German troops ... the most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion ...

Not much is known about Ivan Ivanovich Larkin. However, in the 10 years preceding WWII, the Soviet Union uniquely established specialized sniper units. The high level of proficiency of these ...

Strange relationships are formed by war, not least that of the USSR and Great Britain in World War Two. The invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany in 1941 shattered their formerly expedient pact and ...

London sent the Hawker Hurricanes to the Soviet Union to help them fight against Nazi Germany. Residents share memories of their city, before its destruction in Russia's full-scale invasion.

The United States and the Soviet Union each wanted their own economic and political systems to prevail in the areas their soldiers occupied -- not only in Germany, but also in Eastern Europe and ...

The Truman Doctrine was crucial for Greece to avoid falling into the Soviet influence sphere while the country was ravaged by the Civil War ...