Bibliograph

The stuff of soldiers, a history of the Red Army in World War II through objects, Brandon M. Schechter

Type

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The stuff of soldiers, a history of the Red Army in World War II through objects, Brandon M. Schechter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The stuff of soldiers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1075548209

Responsibility statement

Brandon M. Schechter

Series statement

Battlegrounds : Cornell studies in military historyDe Gruyter eBooks

Sub title

a history of the Red Army in World War II through objects

Table Of Contents

Introduction : government issue -- The soldier's body : a little cog in a giant war machine -- A personal banner : life in Red Army uniform -- The government's pot and the soldier's spoon : rations in the Red Army -- Cities of earth, cities of rubble : the spade and Red Army landscaping -- "A weapon is your honor and conscience" : killing in the Red Army -- The thing-bag : a public-private place -- Trophies of war : Red Army soldiers confront an alien world of goods -- Conclusion : subjects and objects

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