Female uniforms 1941-1991 (officer and enlisted personnel). Features:
Precise overview of the various official Soviet uniform regulations * Well
researched history of all Soviet women’s uniform types * Details of all uniform
types worn by all officers from 1941 to 1991 * Tables listing trim and
embroidery colours used for identification and recognition, as well as official
identification mounting methods for uniforms * Comprehensive buyer’s guide and
buyer’s tips throughout * Includes changes in uniform issue procedures and
methods when women were promoted * Many period photographs and illustrations *
Includes an extensive overview of the whole rank identification system * Over
150 colour and black and white images * Reveals how even in deep peril the
Soviet male hierarchy remained sexist and suspicious of women serving in combat
This book covers all uniforms issued and worn by female officers and
enlisted personnel from 1941 to 1991. It features a well researched and
illustrated history cataloguing each type of uniform produced, the period it was
approved in, and how it was made.
Collecting uniforms of the Soviet
Union is fairly new, because the Soviet regime did not collapse
until December 1991. This book picks up the story of the women in Soviet
military and paramilitary uniform that came into service in 1941, and takes the
reader all the way through to 1991.
Extensive effort has been made by the author to include every
possible detail relating to Soviet women’s uniforms in all military and
paramilitary services. Translated tables providing an extensive look at rank,
service and Corps identification have been included.
The book features an extensive amount of information for the
collector of Soviet women’s uniforms – not just through photographs and
illustrations, but by providing buyer’s tips and important information to help
identify originals from reproductions. There are no illegal fakes around,
because the Soviet Union never had any
copyright laws in this area, but there are many new items on the market which
are being passed off as original, like those produced by TV, film and theatre
suppliers, and this book will help the discerning collector spot the
difference.
