'Edwin Bacon's first hand access to the archives has enabled him nor only to unravel many of the mysteries of population figures but also conditions in the camps and the contribution of the labour camp system to the Soviet war economy...a work of singular importance and harrowing illumination..' John Erikson The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Bacon's contribution is of great value...almost unique as a serious contribution to the sounding and measuring of the abysses of Stalinist falsification and terror.' Robert ...
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'Edwin Bacon's first hand access to the archives has enabled him nor only to unravel many of the mysteries of population figures but also conditions in the camps and the contribution of the labour camp system to the Soviet war economy...a work of singular importance and harrowing illumination..' John Erikson The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Bacon's contribution is of great value...almost unique as a serious contribution to the sounding and measuring of the abysses of Stalinist falsification and terror.' Robert Conquest, The Times Literary Supplement The Gulag at War reveals for the first time official documents kept in the archives of the Soviet forced labour system. An assessment of previous western and Russian studies of the Gulag is followed by a description of its origins. The bulk of the book then concentrates on the labour camps during the Second World War years. New information is revealed regarding prisoner numbers, living conditions, the organisation of forced labour, economic production, and rebellion in the camps.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780333675106.
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