{"product_id":"vintage-1985-soviet-book-great-patriotic-war-handbook-1941-1945-tsar-to-soviet-books","title":"Vintage 1985 Soviet Book: Great Patriotic War Handbook (1941–1945) | Tsar to Soviet Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassic 1985 Soviet Military Encyclopedia: \"The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor military historians, collectors of Eastern Front publications, and researchers of Soviet archival documentation, this \u003cb\u003e1985 original Soviet hardcover encyclopedia\u003c\/b\u003e is a foundational single-volume reference. Published in Moscow by \u003cb\u003ePolitizdat\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eИздательство политической литературы\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Patriotic War 1941–1945: Dictionary-Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eВеликая Отечественная война 1941–1945: Словарь-справочник\u003c\/i\u003e) was compiled to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Victory in Europe under the general editorship of \u003cb\u003eLieutenant General M. M. Kiryan\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in textured light-grey boards featuring bold red and black constructivist \"41–45\" cover graphics, this 528+ page double-column volume brings together \u003cb\u003eover 2,000 detailed entries\u003c\/b\u003e on every dimension of the Soviet war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBattle Operations, Red Army Biographies \u0026amp; Home-Front War Industry\u003c\/b\u003e This volume serves as an exhaustive historical compendium of the 1941–1945 war on the Eastern Front:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTactical \u0026amp; Strategic Operations:\u003c\/b\u003e Comprehensive alphabetical entries covering major ground offenses, naval landings, and defensive operations, including the Battle of Moscow, the Defense of Sevastopol, Stalingrad, the Kursk Salient, Operation Bagration, and the Battle of Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilitary Leadership \u0026amp; Heroism:\u003c\/b\u003e Biographical sketches of frontline marshals (Zhukov, Vasilevsky, Rokossovsky), army commanders, partisan leaders, and decorated soldiers, pilots, and intelligence operatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRear-Guard Industrial Mobilization:\u003c\/b\u003e Specialized corporate and factory entries documenting the evacuation and production output of Soviet industrial plants, including the Krasnoye Sormovo tank works, Factory No. 92 artillery foundries, and aviation complexes producing Il-2 and Yak fighters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDocumentary Appendices:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes an extensive chronological table tracing pivotal wartime resolutions by the State Defense Committee (\u003ci\u003eГКО\u003c\/i\u003e), diplomatic exchanges among Allied powers (USA, UK, USSR), and frontline communiqués from June 22, 1941 through September 2, 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplete Bibliographic Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Великая Отечественная война 1941–1945: Словарь-справочник (\u003ci\u003eThe Great Patriotic War 1941–1945: Dictionary-Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeneral Editor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lt. Gen. M. M. Kiryan, Dr. of Military Sciences (\u003ci\u003eгенерал-лейтенант М. М. Кирьян\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEditorial Board:\u003c\/b\u003e A. I. Kotelenets, L. G. Belyaeva, N. S. Gudkova, Yu. I. Kharchenko\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e \"Politizdat\" (\u003ci\u003eИздательство политической литературы\u003c\/i\u003e, Moscow; printed by \u003ci\u003eКрасный пролетарий\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1985 (Moscow, USSR)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Original publisher's graphic textured hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/b\u003e 528+ pages (double-column encyclopedic layout) with chronological chronology and bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClassification:\u003c\/b\u003e Soviet Military History \/ World War II \u0026amp; Eastern Front \/ Reference Dictionaries\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tsar to Soviets books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49028196663528,"sku":"USSR0334","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/8743\/6008\/files\/photo_1_2026-09-06_13-48-28.jpg?v=1788688606","url":"https:\/\/tsartosovietsbooks.com\/fr\/products\/vintage-1985-soviet-book-great-patriotic-war-handbook-1941-1945-tsar-to-soviet-books","provider":"Tsar to Soviets books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}