Kazakhstan in World War II: Mobilization and Ethnicity in the Soviet Empire

by Roberto J Carmack

In July 1941, the Soviet Union was in mortal danger. Imperiled by the Nazi invasion and facing catastrophic losses, Stalin called on the Soviet people to "subordinate everything to the needs of the front." Kazakhstan answered that call. Stalin had long sought to restructure Kazakh life to modernize the local population--but total mobilization during the war required new tactics and produced unique results. Kazakhstan in World War II analyzes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700628258
• ISBN13: 9780700628254
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"