Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewAt the height of World War II, a large number of Soviet partisans fought on the Eastern Front against the Axis occupation. In this book, Alexander Gogun looks at the forces operating in Ukraine. The Nazi atrocities were often matched by partisan brutality. The author examines the indiscriminate use of scorched-earth tactics by the partisans, the destruction of their own villages, partisan-generated Nazi reprisals against civilians, and the daily incidents of robbery, drunkenness, rape and bloody internal conflicts that were reported to be widespread amongst the red partisans. Gogun also analyses allegations of the use of bacteriological weapons and even instances of cannibalism. He shows that all these practices were not a product of the culture of warfare nor a spontaneous 'people's response' to the unremitting brutality of Nazi rule but a specific feature of Stalin's total war strategy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alexander Gogun (Free University of Berlin, Germany)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.551kg ISBN: 9781784531683ISBN 10: 1784531685 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 12 November 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction The Organization and Leadership of Partisan Detachments in Ukraine, 1941-1944 A Brief Overview of the History of Soviet Partisan Warfare in Ukraine The Main Directions of Red Partisan Activities The Personnel of Partisan Formations Problematic Questions in the History of Soviet Partisan Warfare Disciplinary Infractions in Partisan Detachments Internal Conflicts within Partisan Structures Conclusion: The Characteristics of Stalin's Partisan WarReviews'Gogun gives us the first authoritative revelation of Guerilla formations in Ukraine' - Military History. Author InformationAlexander Gogun holds a PhD from the North-Western Academy of Public Administration, St. Petersburg, Russia, and is currently pursuing research at the Free University of Berlin. He previously taught at Potsdam University (2010-2012) and held the Diane and Howard Wohl Fellowship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2012-2013). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
