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1st ed. |
| Description |
xii, 228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
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| Note |
Originally published in English: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword, 2006. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
"The epic World War II battles between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union are the subject of a vast literature, but little has been published in English on the experiences of ordinary Soviets - civilians and soldiers - who were sucked into a bitter conflict that marked their lives forever. Their struggle for survival, and their resistance to the invaders' brutality in the occupied territories, is one of the great untold stories of the war. This is why Nikolai Obryn'ba's unforgettable, intimate memoir is so valuable. Written late in the author's life, it tells of Operation Barbarossa, during which he was taken prisoner; the horrors of SS prison camps; his escape; his war fighting behind German lines as a partisan; and the world of suffering and tragedy around him. His perceptive, uncompromising account lays bare the everyday reality of war on the Eastern Front."--Book description, Amazon.com. |
| Contents |
Pt. I: CAPTIVITY. First night of the war -- Movie with a happy ending -- Here, there, and somewhere else -- Remains of a soldier -- Circle of fires -- Souvenir, souvenir -- A harsh lesson -- Dante's description of hell -- A handful of cottage cheese -- Soul of a jackal -- Tolya's plan -- Victim of the mad Lance Corporal -- The best gift in forty years -- A sacred mission -- The blonde betrayer -- Violin wrapped in a bedsheet -- Chain of conspiracy -- Sister Lizabeth -- Back to reality -- A new twist of fate -- Holding our breath -- Russian pig -- run away! -- A surprise for the general -- The night forest. Pt. II: RED PARTISAN. Drawing a line between the past and the present -- Singing and dancing in sight of the enemy -- Savaging the fascist with images and verses -- Evil times and difficult choices -- Granddad, we're gonna burn your school down -- One who survives the gallows cannot be hanged twice -- Spitting out blue, yellow and green -- Words of pain and love -- No white spots of tranquillity -- An hour of work, ten minutes of rest -- Tobacco and hot bodies -- Life turned upside down. |
| Subject |
Obrynba, Nikola
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Soviet.
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Guerrillas -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Biography.
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Obrynba, Nikola (OCoLC)fst01586822
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Guerrillas. (OCoLC)fst00948935
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Prisoners of war. (OCoLC)fst01077227
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Underground movements, War. (OCoLC)fst01355184
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Eastern Front (World War (1939-1945)) (OCoLC)fst01900002
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924 |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Personal narratives -- Soviet.
(OCoLC)fst01424170
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| ISBN |
9781597971256 (alk. pbk.) |
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1597971251 (alk. pbk.) |
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