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This article reviews a book edited by Olev Liivik and Hiljar Tammela comprising ten articles -- all based on papers presented at a 2009 conference held at the Estonian History Museum -- that examine the mass deportation of Estonian citizens by Soviet troops in March 1945. Based on recently discovered archival documents and the latest research, the authors discuss all facets of the mass deportation of some 20,000 Estonians, three-quarters of whom were women and children. Topics include the Estonian Communist Party's cooperation in the event, subsequent emotional problems of males due to guilt, Soviet planning of and preparations for the event, and transportation in cattle cars to two of the deportation camps in Siberia. [ABSTRACT FROM CONTRIBUTOR]