In Russia's War: 1941-1945 , Richard Overy re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians. In the course of human history there has probably been more terrible place than Eastern Europe in 1941-45. Estimates of total Soviet military and civilian deaths in the period w stand at more than 25 million.…
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You can lose yourself in repetition—quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age. Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left to take care of his disabled grandfather alone. He's always dreamed of …