Soviet women on the frontline in the Second World War

By Roger D. Markwick

Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, History, Campaigns, Women, soviet union, Women soldiers, World War, 1939-1945, Women, history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Female Participation, Women in war, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, World war, 1939-1945, soviet union, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Soviet union, politics and government, 1917-1991, Soviet union, history

Description: "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"--