Artem Drabkin: 4 books
by Artem Drabkin
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2006
The Soviet T-34 medium tank was one of the most famous and effective fighting vehicles of the Second World War. Along with the German Tiger and the American Sherman, it was a milestone in tank design that changed the course of the conflict. Much has been written about the technical history of the...
The Red Army at War
Rare Photographs From Wartime Archives
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010
What was life in the Red Army like for the ordinary soldier during the Great Patriotic War, the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany on the Eastern Front? How far is the common perception of Red Army heroism and sacrifice borne out by historical reality? And what was the daily experience of...
Barbarossa and the Retreat to Moscow
Recollections of Soviet Fighter Pilots on the Eastern Front
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2007
The onset of war in the summer of 1941 was a disaster for the Soviet Air Force. In a few weeks, faced by the onslaught of the Luftwaffe, most of the Soviet frontline aircraft were destroyed, and the casualty rate among the pilots was cripplingly high. Yet the surviving few gained precious battle experience...
Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes
The First Twenty-Four Hours
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War. It also changed the direction of human history. Unleashing a massive, three-pronged assault into Soviet territory, the German army unwittingly created its own nemesis, forging the modern Russian state in the process. Thus, for most Russians,...