Generalʹskai︠a︡ pravda. 1941-1945
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Serie Военные тайны XX века
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The book debunks the myth that the life of a soldier was much more difficult than that of a general. The Great Patriotic War showed that the comfort lost its advantage over the need for commanders to fulfill not only military, but also political functions. In the Soviet reality this was an additional risk factor. Therefore, a rare soldier would share the fate of the heroes of a new book by Yuri Vladimirovich Rubtsov, a military historian.