To Besiege A City: Leningrad 1941–42 Prit Buttar Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

\ [An] Excellent Account - Richard Overy The Telegraphshortlisted For Military History Matters Book Of Year Award 2024A Ground-Breaking One Greatest Ever Sieges Masterfully Brought To Life By A Leading Expert Using Original Russian And German Source Material This New First Two Years Crucial Battle Heart Soul Russia Is In Over Decade Also Look Comprehensively At Wider Strategies Both Sides Huge Cost Red Army Civilian Population Leningrad Ultimately Endured Bitter 900-Day Siege Struggling Against Constant Bombing Shelling Starvation Throughout Soviet Forces Tried Break Lines Restore Contact With Garrison Besiege City Charts These Offensives Which Began January 1942 Was Followed Repeated Assaults Acclaimed Eastern Front Historian Prit Buttar Details How Although Suffered Casualties Swampy Forested Terrain Infantry Divisions Were Steadily Eroded Indeed Keeping Control Parts Shores Lake Ladoga Union Able Sustain Through Winters Via ‘Road Life’ Constructed Across Frozen Epic Dramatic Race Create Road Ice First-Hand Accounts From Soldiers Many Never Previously Translated Bring Horrific Series Battles Determination Defenders Hold Out During Phase Desperate Attempts It Became Hugely Significant Part Wartime Echoes Persist Day Helping Define Country Its Politics There No Better Time Fully Understand Most Comprehensive Date Σελίδες: 464 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0103 Διαστάσεις: 15 3X15 3Cm