The Stuff of Soldiers : : A History of the Red Army in World War II through Objects / / Brandon M. Schechter.
The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon M. 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...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prelude: Outgunned and Outmanned -- Acknowledgments -- Archival Sources and Their Abbreviations -- Terms and Abbreviations -- Explanatory Notes -- Introduction: Government Issue -- Part One: Mortal Envelopes -- 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 -- Part Two: Violence -- 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 -- Part Three: Possessions -- 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 |
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