Author : Richard Bidlack
Release : 2012-06-26
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 305/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Leningrad Blockade, 1941-1944 by : Richard Bidlack
Download or read book The Leningrad Blockade, 1941-1944 written by Richard Bidlack. This book was released on 2012-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based largely on formerly top-secret Soviet archival documents (including 66 reproduced documents and 70 illustrations), this book portrays the inner workings of the communist party and secret police during Germany's horrific 1941–44 siege of Leningrad, during which close to one million citizens perished. It shows how the city's inhabitants responded to the extraordinary demands placed upon them, encompassing both the activities of the political, security, and military elite as well as the actions and attitudes of ordinary Leningraders.