Readership: Scholars and students of wartime and post-war Soviet society, from 1941 to the demise of the USSR in 1991
Mark Edele, Senior Lecturer, History, The University of Western Australia
"Edele's book is an important contribution to the history of the later Soviet Union, in particular the immediate postwar years. It deepens our understanding of how Soviet state and society interacted and provides critical insights into the development of the veterans' movement." - H-Soz-u-Kult
"Edele's account is destined to help reshape understanding of WWII and the former Soviet Union. Highly recommended." - CHOICE
"Authoritative and engaging" - Ian D. Thatcher, History
"A truly superb and highly-recommended account of Soviet veterans of World War II." - Jeffrey W. Jones, Slavic Review
"An original and well researched account...thoroughly written...excellent monograph." - Judith Beyer, Europe-Asia Studies
"A highly original, extremely well researched, and wonderfully articulated account" - Journal of Modern History
"A pioneering study... an important contribution to the history of the war, Soviet post-war society, and the way in which social movements functioned in a totalitarian society." - Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas
"A book of great conceptual sharpness by a gifted scholar" - Slavonic and East European Review
Chronology Glossary Preface Part I: Reintegration Introduction: Consequences of War 1: The Epic of Return 2: Welcome to Normalcy 3: Becoming a Civilian Part II: Victors and Victims 4: 'A Great Profession' 5: Marked for Life 6: 'Honour to the Victors!' Part III: Movement 7: The Struggle for Organization 8: Entitlement Community Afterword Bibliography Index
