Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using resources that span the globe. His latest book, Generals & Admirals of the Spanish Armed Forces, 1900 - 1945 contains the biographies of over 3,300 generals and admirals who served Spain during the first forty-five years of the 20th Century, covering four distinctive eras: the period of the King Alfonso XIII monarchy, 1900-1931; the republic, 1931-1936; the civil war, 1936-1939; and the first six years (up to th...

Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using resources that span the globe. His latest book, “The Senior Generals of the U.S. Army & Army Air Forces, 1900 - 1945” provides biographical information about the military careers of 94 officers who were promoted to at least three-star rank (Lieutenant General) in the United States Army and Army Air Force.during 1900 - 1945.

For his previous work on the Hungarian military, that includes three titles on that t...

The collapse of the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for 300 years created a unique set of circumstances whereby the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which had been part of the Russian Empire, were, in 1918, able to proclaim their independence. This independence was to last only twenty-two years, until 1940, when the Soviet Union occupied all three nations. This book is intended to honor and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the declarations of independence of the Balti...

The Imperial Japanese Navy (Nihon Kaigun) 1900 - 1945 is a comprehensive study that provides biographical information on several thousand Japanese officers of Admiral rank who served the Empire between 1900 - 1945, from the time that they attained flag rank, with photographs of most of the senior Admirals. The book also includes an order of battle of the Japanese Navy (IJN) during these years, with a listing of the highest administrative and field commands and their commanders. To complete th...

Andris Kursietis has been a researcher of military history for fifty years, using resources that span the globe. This latest book, “America’s Admirals & Marine Corps Generals 1900 - 1945” is a vital source for biographical information about the military careers of almost 1200 U.S. Navy admirals and 158 Marine Corps generals that served the United States of America during 1900 - 1945.

For his previous work on the Hungarian military, that includes three titles on that topic, the Hungarian...

After more than 100 years of subjugation by Russia, Finland took advantage of the power vacuum created by the Bolshevik uprising and resulting demise of the royal house of Romanov in 1917 to proclaim its independence. The preservation of this independence was not an easy task. The Finnish military had to fight a civil war against the Reds in 1918, and was again called into action in 1939 at the outbreak of the so-called Winter War, when the Soviet Union invaded Finland, disregarding the provi...