Soviet Women in Combat : A History of Violence on the Eastern Front (Paperback)

Introduction: the woman veteran as a World War II memoirist; Part I. Before the Front, 1930s: 1.?A portrait of a young woman as the citizen soldier: the 'prewar generation' in popular culture, in school, and at the shooting range; Part II. On the Way to the Front, 1941?5: 2. 'And this is exactly who we are - soldiers!': Women volunteers, local authorities, and the Stalinist government in 1941; 3. The exceptional mobilization of 1941: the making of a female combat collective by state order; 4. New gender landscapes for the army: from grassroots enlistments to the state-run mobilizations of 1942?5; Part III. At the Front, 1941?5: 5. Partners in violence: the woman soldier and the machine in the 1941 trenches; 6. 'To be a woman-commander - that was great!: remechanizing and regendering in the Red Army, 1942?5; 7. Bonded by combat: women and men sharing violence, authority, and romance in mechanized warfare, 1942?5; Conclusion; Appendix.