Little soldiers : how Soviet children went to war, 1941-1945
Kucherenko, OlgaAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
Germany's war against the Soviet Union raised a small army of child soldiers. Thousands of those below the enlistment age served with regular and paramilitary formations, even though they were not formally mobilised or allowed at the front. This book tells their stories.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Germany's war against the Soviet Union raised a small army of child soldiers. Thousands of those below the enlistment age served with regular and paramilitary formations, even though they were not formally mobilised or allowed at the front. This book tells their stories.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Prologue to the battle' : Exercise in patriotism. 'What are little boys made of?' : constructing Soviet social identity ; 'The land begins in the Kremlin' : reinventing the socialist Motherland ; 'If tomorrow brings war' : a nation in uniform ; Overview -- 'Greatcoat, weapons and war' : soldiers in the making. 'All for the front! All for victory!' : a mandate to action ; Babes in grey : children in the regular army ; Imps and eaglets : children in the forest ; Sea whelps : children on shipboard ; Overview.
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
History & Archaeology
History - General