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The Unwomanly Face of War
by Svetlana Alexievich
Soviet women who fought in World War II, snipers, pilots, nurses, tell what the official history omitted. Her first and perhaps greatest book.
Read it if…
you want war from women who fought it.
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Skip it if…
you want battle history.
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Three things you will actually use
- Women fought and were forgotten.
- War smells, sounds, feels.
- Let them speak.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the snipers.
Our verdict
Alexievich's women.
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