- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Summary
- "This book tells the story of the Great Patriotic War via objects from spoons to tanks. It was the uniform world of material goods that united diverse soldiers in the ranks of the Red Army and was often all that separated civilians from soldiers"--
- Series Statement
- Battlegrounds : Cornell studies in military history
- Uniform Title
- Stuff of soldiers (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Stuff of soldiers (Online)
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Introduction : government issue -- The soldier's body : a little cog in a giant war machine -- A personal banner : life in Red Army uniform -- The government's pot and the soldier's spoon : rations in the Red Army -- Cities of earth, cities of rubble : the spade and Red Army landscaping -- "A weapon is your honor and conscience" : killing in the Red Army -- The thing-bag : a public-private place -- Trophies of war : Red Army soldiers confront an alien world of goods -- Conclusion : subjects and objects.
- ISBN
- 9781501739811
- 9781501739804
- LCCN
- 2018054969
- OCLC
- ssj0002195426
- Author
Schechter, Brandon M.
- Title
The stuff of soldiers [electronic resource] : a history of the Red Army in World War II through objects / Brandon M. Schechter.
- Imprint
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Series
Battlegrounds : Cornell studies in military history
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Connect to:
- Other Form:
Print version: Schechter, Brandon M., author. Stuff of soldiers Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501739798 (DLC) 2018053748