Note 5 retrouvez russias war a history of the soviet effort 1941 1945 et des millions de livres en stock sur amazonfr achetez neuf ou doccasion. Note 5 retrouvez russias war a history of the soviet effort 1941 1945 1st first by overy richard 1998 paperback et des millions de livres en stock sur amazonfr achetez neuf ou doccasion. The russian war effort to defeat invading axis powers an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than 25 million soviet soldiers and. Out of a total mobilized manpower of 34476700 11444100 were either dead or were captured as prisoners of war or were missing in action the total number killed in action or who perished on account of their injuries was 6885100 the death toll from 1941 1945 amounted to 8668400 an unspeakable price to pay for securing freedom. Russias war is the epic account of the greatest military encounter in human history in a vivid often shocking narrative richard overy describes the astounding events of 1941 45 in which the soviet union after initial catastrophes destroyed hitlers third reich and shaped european history for the next half century