The Gulag at War reveals for the first time official documents kept in the archives of the Soviet forced labour system. An assessment of previous western and Russian studies of the Gulag is followed by a description of its origins. The bulk of the book then concentrates on the labour camps during the Second World War years. New information is revealed regarding prisoner numbers, living conditions, the organisation of forced labour, economic production, and rebellion in the camps.

List of Tables - Preface - Preface to the Second Edition - Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - Glossary - Introduction - Gulag Studies - New Revelations - Origins and Development - Gulag Administration - Forced Labour Establishments - How Many Prisoners? - Labour Use and Production - Life in the Gulag at War - Appendix A: Additional Tables - Appendix B: Administrative Structure of the Gulag during the War Years - Notes and References - Index