Mark Edele

The Politics of Veteran Benefits in the Twentieth Century A Comparative History

Martin Crotty, Neil J Diamant, Mark Edele

Book  |  2020

What happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits..

Debates on Stalinism

Mark Edele

Book  |  2020

Debates on Stalinism introduces major debates about Stalinism during and after the Cold War. Did 'Stalinism' form a system in its ..

Escaping the Holocaust: Restoring the Soviet Contribution to the Survival of Polish Jews During World War II

Mark Edele

Journal article  |  2020  |  Yad Vashem Studies

The Many Memories of the Soviet Union’s World War II

M Edele

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Slavic Military Studies

This article sketches the multiple and often contradictory memories of the Soviet Union’s World War II. It suggests ways in which ..

Who won the Second World War and why should you care? Reassessing Stalin's War 75 years after victory

Mark Edele

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC STUDIES

Seventy-five years after the Red Army won the war in Europe, this victory is marred by two controversies. The first asks: What was..

The Soviet Culture of Victory

Mark Edele

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Contemporary History

The Soviet Union after the Second World War can serve as a prime example of how victory ’locks in’ a political system. In a mirror..

Why did Ukrainian Red Army Men go over to the Germans? The Case of Defectors to the Wehrmacht’s 296 Infantry Division, 1942-1943

Mark Edele

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ukrains'kyi istorychnyi zhurnal

The purpose of this study is to analyse the reasons for defection among Ukrainian Red Army men during World War II. The research m..

At War's Summit: The Red Army and the Struggle for the Caucasus Mountains in World War II

Mark Edele

Journal article  |  2019  |  EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY

Writing Veterans' History: A Conversation on the Twentieth Century

Grace Huxford, Angel Alcalde, Gary Baines, Olivier Burtin, Mark Edele

Journal article  |  2019  |  WAR & SOCIETY

This article is a conversation between five specialists of veterans’ history on the current direction of the field and its importa..

The Soviet Union: A Short History

M Edele

Book  |  2019

An acclaimed historian explores the dynamic history of the twentieth century Soviet Union In ten concise and compelling chapters, ..