Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prelude: Outgunned and Outmanned ix
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Archival Sources and Their Abbreviations xix
6. Terms and Abbreviations xxi
7. Explanatory Notes xxiii
8. Introduction: Government Issue 1
9. Part One: Mortal Envelopes
10. 1. The Soldier’s Body: A Little Cog in a Giant War Machine 19
11. 2. A Personal Banner: Life in Red Army Uniform 49
12. 3. The State’s Pot and the Soldier’s Spoon: Rations in the Red Army 79
13. Part Two: Violence
14. 4. Cities of Earth, Cities of Rubble: The Spade and Red Army Landscaping 107
15. 5. “A Weapon Is Your Honor and Conscience”: Killing in the Red Army 147
16. Part Three: Possessions
17. 6. The Thing-Bag: A Public-Private Place 183
18. 7. Trophies of War: Red Army Soldiers Confront an Alien World of Goods 212
19. Conclusion: Subjects and Objects 243
20. Notes 249
21. Index 307