Viktor Suvorov

Viktor Suvorov, whose real name is Vladimir Bogdanovich Rezun, is a well-known historical fiction author and a former intelligence officer of the GRU. He was born in 1947 to a Ukrainian-Russian military family and spent a significant portion of his career working in military intelligence. Suvorov's experiences in military intelligence would later provide the inspiration for his alternative history novels about World War II.

As a former GRU officer who defected to the UK during the height of the Cold War, Suvorov has become a respected military historian. His works have been widely read and have established him as one of the most popular authors of alternative history of World War II. He has written more than ten novels on the subject of intelligence, the Soviet army organization, prominent figures in the USSR and Germany, and Spetznaz, all of which are based on his experiences as a GRU officer and a spy. Suvorov made his debut as an author with the publishing of "The Liberators" in 1981. His novels have been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and have been well-received by readers around the world.

Suvorov is also known for his controversial views on the history of World War II. He is one of the historians who believes that Hitler started the war against Russia to prevent Stalin attacking Germany first. This theory, which is known as the "Preemptive War" theory, is a subject of debate among historians. Despite the controversy surrounding his views, Suvorov's works have had a significant impact on the way that the history of World War II is understood.

After fleeing the Soviet Union in 1978, Suvorov worked as a teacher and adviser for news agencies in England. He has since written a number of bestsellers about the history of World War II, the Soviet Army special operations troops and military intelligence, and the Red Army. His works have been widely read and have helped to shed light on the inner workings of the Soviet military and intelligence apparatus. Suvorov's contributions to the field of military history have been significant, and his works continue to be studied and debated by scholars and enthusiasts alike.