Books: Ten Million Dead

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The civilian aspects of the War are, if anything, more pathetic than the military—war crowds in London, Berlin and Paris (all looking very much alike), whole villages of refugees, white-hooded orphans. Hunger is a primary theme behind the lines. One picture shows five old crones poking into a Berlin garbage dump. Another, the most cruel in the whole collection, exhibits a young Russian girl, her naked body shriveled and deformed by famine.

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Swiss Justice Ministry spokesman FOLCO GALLI, on the decision to place director Roman Polanski under house arrest at his Alpine chalet. Swiss authorities say they won't appeal against a ruling granting bail
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