In 1939 an unknown general named Georgy Zhukov trounced Japan at the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol in the Mongolian steppes, changing the trajectory of Japanese expansionism towards Pearl Harbour and ...

During the 1930s, the planet rumbled with militaristic antagonism, but World War II wasn't the only conflagration of the decade. In an oft-forgotten conflict, two old enemies participated in one of ...

Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. Eighty years ago, this month, Soviet and Japanese forces ...

September 15, 2009, marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of an agreement between the USSR, Mongolia and Japan on the cessation of military action near the river Khalkhin-Gol. The documentary “On ...

Key Point: The battle led Japan to choose the Pacific option rather than Siberia, thus unleashing a war with America that doomed the Japanese Empire. This is a story of a battle that was, and a war ...

The Red Army together with Mongolian units defeated the Japanese invaders who had intruded into the territory of the Mongolian People's Republic MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. By the 85th anniversary of ...

This video explores how Britain, Poland, and the wider world prepared—openly and secretly—for war in August 1939, from gas masks, blackouts, and evacuations to the Battle of Khalkhin Gol, a young ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin cited a 1939 Soviet victory over the Japanese army as a foundation of relations with Mongolia during a visit to Ulan Bator on Wednesday, despite a risk of upsetting ...

Russian President expressed hope that "the good traditions of friendship and mutual support, forged during that cruel war period, are a reliable foundation MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. Russian President ...

MINSK, 15 September (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has extended greetings to Mongolia President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh as the country celebrates the 85th anniversary of the victory ...