books.google.nl - Osprey's examination of Soviet women who fought in World War II (1939-1945). When the Great Patriotic War began, many women volunteered for the armed forces, but most of them were rejected. They were steered towards nursing or other supportive roles. Many determined women managed to enter combat by...http://books.google.nl/books/about/Heroines_of_the_Soviet_Union_1941_45.html?hl=nl&id=Q8XlOJplQRgC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHeroines of the Soviet Union 1941-45
