Soviet Women on the Frontline in the Second World War [Hardcover]

This is the first comprehensive study in English of Soviet women who fought against the genocidal, misogynist, Nazi enemy on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Drawing on a vast array of original archival, memoir, and published sources, this book captures the everyday experiences of Soviet women fighting, living and dying on the front.Introduction The Making of the Frontovichki 'War is not women's business' Sisters of Mercy 'Falcons' and 'Witches' Behind Enemy Lines Mass Mobilization Women's Volunteer Rifle Brigade The Sniper Movement Epilogue: Half-hidden from History Bibliography & Sources

The title under review, while being the latest contribution to the field, deserves to be recognized as the starting place for all readers interested in the topic. This book offers both breadth and depth to the study of what Soviet women did as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and partisans, and why they did it. & The authors used a variety of archives, memoir material, interviews, and secondary materials to make a solid evidentiary case for their observations and conclusions. (Roger R. Reese, The Russian Review, Vol. 47 (3), July, 2015)

This truly impressive book is an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of women and war and of Soviet social history in wartime...the closest thing yet to a single-volume overview of Soviet military women during World War II. The research conducted...is outstanding...deftly combin[ing] published and archival materials...[A] model of readable and fascinating scholarship. - Reine Pennington, Slavic Review

The strengths of this work lie not only in the comprehensive approach but also in the detailed descriptions of women who participated...This is the most thorough examination of women on the frontlines during the Great Patriotic War, and thus is a valuable contribution to scholarship on the topic. - Laurie Stoff, American Historical Review

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