Author : David M. Glantz
Release : 2001
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 414/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 by : David M. Glantz
Download or read book The Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1944 written by David M. Glantz. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nazi Germany's siege of Leningrad is one of world history's epic chapters. For nearly three years, the people of this industrial port city withstood everything the surrounding German Army could throw at them -- and their resistance sounded a crucial death knell for Hitler's ambitions to rule Europe. This compelling narrative explains the increasingly drastic methods employed by the Wehrmacht to reduce the city's defenses and break the morale of its citizens, while also examining Leningrad's political symbolism, the Red Army's frantic counteroffensives, and the hardships faced by Leningraders -- 4,000 citizens starved to death on Christmas Day 1941 alone, for example. Previously unpublished photographs, detailed maps, and firsthand accounts are supplemented by an overview of the roles played by Soviet leaders and the heroism of the city as a whole.