in “De la guerre”, Jean Lopez returns to the role of women in war

Journalist and historian, specialist in Russian military history, Jean Lopez presents the second volume of Of the war (Perrin), an issue devoted this time to the role of women in war. He explains in particular that there was “real fighters in the Red Army, including snipers, night bomber pilots, they were always in pairs, in pairs, and also some tank pilots. This is a real exception because it is the only army during the Second World War which really put women, not very many but of the million women mobilized, it is estimated that around 20,000 were able to see the fire directly like men, in particular positions”he says on the 23h set of Franceinfo Thursday, April 28.

Asked about the evolution of the war in Ukraine, Jean Lopez affirms that the Russians “made a lot of mistakes. They underestimated their opponent, that’s for sure. there is no Ukrainian nation so no one will want to die for a nation that does not exist”details the historian.