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 Siege Leningrad Masterfully Brought To Life By A Leading Expert Using Original Russian And German Source Material Starting In September 1941 Red Army Civilian Population Endured Bitter 900-Day Struggling Against Constant Bombing Shelling Starvation Inflicted Encircling Axis Forces Soviets Made Repeated But Unsuccessful Bids Break Lines Reach City Failing End Nevertheless Defying Odds Construct Defend ‘Road Life’ Over Frozen Lake Ladoga Across Which Meager Supplies Were Transported Embattled Garrison Although They Defeated Russia’s Second Shock Twice Infantry Divisions Also Steadily Eroded Their Resources Morale Depleted Under Pressure Near-Constant Assaults Battles With Besiege Eastern Front Historian Prit Buttar Interweaves First-Hand Accounts Revelatory Research Deliver First Major Decade Expertly Analyzing Strategic Failings On Both Sides While Simultaneously Detailing Horrific Realities Daily During Merciless War Σελίδες: 464 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0902 Διαστάσεις: 15 2X15 2Cm