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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 52 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Alex Hyde-White. |
| Summary |
Mansur Abdulin fought in the front ranks of the Soviet infantry against the German invaders at Stalingrad, Kursk and on the banks of the Dnieper. This is his extraordinary story. His vivid inside view of a ruthless war on the Eastern Front gives a rare insight into the reality of the fighting and into the tactics and mentality of the Red Army's soldiers. In his own words, and with a remarkable clarity of recall, he describes what combat was like on the ground, face to face with a skilled, deadly and increasingly desperate enemy. The terrifying moments of action, the discomfort of existence at the front, the humorous moments, the absurdities and cruelties of army organization, and the sheer physical and psychological harshness of the campaign - all these aspects of a Soviet soldier's experience during the Great Patriotic War are brought dramatically to life in Mansur Abdulin's memoirs. The grand strategy of the campaigns across the Eastern Front is less important here than the sequence of brutal and bloody engagements that were the firsthand experience of the common soldier. It is this close-up view of combat that makes Mansur Abdulin's reminiscences of such value. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Abdulin, Mansur, 1923-
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Soviet.
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Soldiers -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Drabkin, Artem, 1971-
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781526769763 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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152676976X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT13377441 |
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