Brandon M. Schechter

The Stuff of Soldiers

A History of the Red Army in World War II through Objects

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Produktbeschreibung

The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon Schechter attends to a diverse array of things--from spoons to tanks--to show how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the provisioning of material goods separated soldiers from civilians.Through a fascinating examination...

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Produktdetails

• Battlegrounds: Cornell Studies in Military History
• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 152mm x 230mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781501768255
• ISBN-10: 1501768255
• Artikelnr.: 66222846

Autorenporträt

Brandon M. Schechter

Inhaltsangabe

Prelude: Outgunned and Outmanned
Acknowledgments
List of Archival Sources and Their Abbreviations
Terms and Abbreviations
Explanatory Notes
Introduction: Government Issue
1. The Soldier's Body: A Little Cog in a Giant War Machine
2. A Personal Banner: Life in Red Army Uniform
3. The State's Pot and the Soldier's Spoon: Rations in the Red Army
4. Cities of Earth, Cities of Rubble: The Spade and Red Army Landscaping
5. "A Weapon Is Your Honor and Conscience": Killing in the Red Army
6. The Thing-Bag: A Public-Private Place
7. Trophies of War: Red Army Soldiers Confront an Alien World of Goods
Conclusion: Subjects and Objects
Notes
Index