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Little soldiers : how Soviet children went to war, 1941-1945 /

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 Details
Main Author: Kucherenko, Olga
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
World War, 1939-1945 > Children > Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Juvenile.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Enfants > URSS.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Participation des jeunes.
HISTORY.
World War II.
Military.
Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
20th Century.
Modern.
Children
Military campaigns
Military participation > Juvenile
Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945))
Soviet Union
Russlandfeldzug > 1941-1945
Soldat
Kind
Sowjetunion
Kind.
Soldat.
Russlandfeldzug.
Sowjetunion.
1939-1945
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199585557
0199585555
9780191725043
0191725048
9780191610998
0191610992