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The Soviet Union at War 1941-1945.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stone, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Soviet Union.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Eastern Front.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--History--1939-1945.
- Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (437 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown : Pen and Sword, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 precipitated a massive clash of arms that gave rise to destruction and suffering on an unprecedented scale. The outcome of this ruthless struggle on the Eastern Front was decisive for the course of the war in Europe. Yet the campaigns fought there still receive less attention than those fought by the Western Allies, and are less well understood. That is why this new survey of the Soviet Union during the Second World War, edited by David R. Stone, is so timely and significant.Stone has brought together a distinguished group of experts who give a pen
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Contributors; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Industry and the Economy; The War in Outline: Rolling with the Blow; War Preparations: (Un-)Intelligent Design; Economic Policy: from Chaos to Order via Near-Disaster; The War Effort: Mobilizing versus Free Riding; The Alliance: Sharing the Burden or Passing it on; Conclusions; Recommended Reading:; Notes; Chapter 2 - Propaganda and Public Opinion; Conclusions; Recommended Reading:; Notes; Chapter 3 - Food Supply, Rationing and Living Standards
- Soviet Agriculture and Food Distribution before the InvasionFood Supply during Invasion and Evacuation; Food Distribution under German Occupation; Soviet Wartime Food Production; Soviet Wartime Rationing and Food Distribution; Markets and Extra-legal Activities; The Living Standards of Peasants and Workers; Wartime Hunger; External Food Aid; Evaluating the Soviet System of Food Production and Distribution; Recommended Reading:; Notes; Chapter 4 - Women; The Pre-War Environment; Women in the Military; Women in the Civilian Sector; Common Issues; Consequences for Society; Recommended Reading:
- NotesChapter 5 - The Red Army; Recommended Reading:; Notes; Chapter 6 - The People's Avengers: The Partisan Movement; Recommended reading; Notes; Chapter 7 - A Peasant Ordeal: The Soviet Countryside; Collectivization and its Aftermath; The Immediate Pre-War Period; Invasion and Occupation; The War in the Rear; The Consequences of the War for the Rural Economy and the kolkhoz System; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8 - Non-Russian Nationalities; Occupation Policies and Practice in the non-Russian Lands; Wooing the non-Russians; National Deportations from 1941 to 1944; Notes; Conclusion; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781783830473
- 1783830476
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