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001 2012022128
003 DLC
005 20130131083513.0
008 120601s2012 nyuab 000 0 eng
010 $a 2012022128
020 $a9780230579521 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aD764$b.M3464 2012
082 00 $a940.54/1247082$223
084 $aHIS027100$aHIS032000$aHIS037070$aSOC028000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMarkwick, Roger D.
245 10 $aSoviet women on the frontline in the Second World War /$cRoger D. Markwick, Euridice Charon Cardona.
260 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2012.
300 $axxiii, 305 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
520 $a"More than 800,000 Soviet women fought against Hitler's onslaught during the 'Great Patriotic War,' 1941-45. Female participation in military conflict on such a scale is historically unique. This is the first comprehensive study of the hitherto largely hidden history of the crucial role women played in the defeat of fascism on the Eastern Front"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- The Making of the Frontovichki -- 'War is not women's business' -- Sisters of Mercy -- 'Falcons' and 'Witches' -- Behind Enemy Lines -- Mass Mobilization -- Women's Volunteer Rifle Brigade -- The Sniper Movement -- Epilogue: Half-hidden from History -- Bibliography & Sources.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zSoviet Union.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xParticipation, Female.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zEastern Front.
650 0 $aWomen in war$zSoviet Union$xHistory.
650 0 $aWomen soldiers$zSoviet Union$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Military / World War II.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aCardona, Euridice Charon,$d1965-
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/521/9780230579521/image/lgcover.9780230579521.jpg