The Great Patriotic War began on 22 June 1941, when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union. Over 10 million Soviet soldiers took part in the war and of those about 12,600 earned the Soviet Unions highest military award - the Hero of the Soviet Union - for deeds of great daring and self sacrifice. This book covers the male recipients of the Hero of the Soviet Union award during the Great Patriotic War. Snipers, fighter pilots, partisans and spies are all included, together with the famous aces Pokryshkin and Kozhedub, who both gained the award an amazing three times.
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The Great Patriotic War began on 22 June 1941, when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union. Over 10 million Soviet soldiers took part in the war and about 12,600 earned the Soviet Union's highest military award for deeds of great daring and sacrifice. This text covers the male recipients of the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
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Introduction; Biographies; Aircrew; Infantry; Navy; Partisans; Tank crews; Snipers; Table of ethnic breakdown of recipients
Snipers, fighter pilots, partisans and spies - this book covers the male recipients of the Hero of the Soviet Union award during the Great Patriotic War, including famous aces Pokryshkin and Kozhedub.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781841767697
Publisert
2004-10-25
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
218 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64
Forfatter
Illustratør