Victims of Yalta

by Nikolai Tolstoy

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One of the most tragic episodes of World War II the forced repatriation of two million Russian POW s to certain doom.

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This book is intriguing for anyone with some background knowledge of the Eastern Front during WWII or who is interested in the fate of White Russians following the Russian Revolution. Following WWII, the nations of the world were desperate to find order again, and in their speedy haste towards peace, the innocent sometimes got swept away. This book details the repatriation of White Russians back to the the land they fled and to certain death, all as part of the policy of returning people to their respective countries. I would not recommend this book to anyone without some background knowledge, but interested parties will be fascinated by the events as they sadly unfold, even on American soil. I highly recommend this to historians and show more students for the rare perspective on this overlooked subject. show less

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Nikolai Tolstoy is a highly recognized historian and biographer. He is a White Russian and heir to the senior line of the Tolstoy family. His great-grandfather was a cousin of the world-famous novelist. In compiling Victims of Yalta, Tolstoy spent five years of intensive research traveling all over Europe to interview survivors and inspect sites show more of repatriation operations. He lives in Somerset, England. show less

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Canonical title
Victims of Yalta
Original publication date
1977
Disambiguation notice
US title: "The Secret Betrayal"

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Genres
History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
940.53History & geographyHistory of EuropeHistory of Europe1918-World War II, 1939-1945
LCC
D805 .A2 .T64History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaHistory (General)World War II (1939-1945)
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Languages
5 — Czech, Dutch, English, French, German
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
10
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