Book Excerpt For The Day

    Of more than one hundred nations and colonies involved in World War II, the highest death toll belonged to the Soviet Union.  Moscow initially estimated 20 million dead, a number viewed with much skepticism in the West.  More recent evidence suggests the assessment was in fact too low; a count of 28 million is more accurate.  Unlike most countries, the Soviet Union did not replace its losses quickly.  By 1950 the nation still had 12 million fewer citizens than in 1939.

    (from The History Buff’s Guide to World War II by Thomas R. Flagel)

    8½*/10.  The complete review is here.

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