British Lend-Lease Aid and the Soviet War Effort, June 1941–June 1942

@article{Hill2007BritishLA,
  title={British Lend-Lease Aid and the Soviet War Effort, June 1941–June 1942},
  author={Alexander Hill},
  journal={The Journal of Military History},
  year={2007},
  volume={71},
  pages={773 - 808}
}
  • A. Hill
  • Published 26 July 2007
  • Economics
  • The Journal of Military History
The historiography of Allied assistance to the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War (1941–45) has paid little attention to deliveries made during the First Moscow Protocol period to the end of June 1942, during which Britain was the primary provider of aid. Whilst aid shipped during this period was limited compared to that for subsequent U.S.-dominated protocols, its significance has to be understood in the context of the military and economic situation faced by the Soviet Union during… 
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