Prit Buttar To Besiege a City (Hardback)
by Prit Buttar
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Further Details Title: To Besiege a City Condition: New Subtitle: Leningrad 1941–42 Author: Prit Buttar Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 1472856554 EAN: 9781472856555 ISBN: 9781472856555 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Genre: History Topic: Military History, Law & Politics Release Date: 09/14/2023 Description: '[An] excellent account.' - Richard Overy, The Telegraph Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024 A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material. This new history of the first two years of this crucial battle for the heart and soul of Russia is the first in over a decade and also the first to look comprehensively at the wider military strategies of both sides. At a huge cost, the Red Army and the civilian population of Leningrad ultimately endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against constant bombing, shelling, and starvation. Throughout the siege, Soviet forces tried to break the German lines and restore contact with the garrison. To Besiege a City charts the first of these offensives which began in January 1942 and was followed by repeated assaults. Acclaimed Eastern Front historian Prit Buttar details how although the Red Army suffered huge casualties in the swampy and forested terrain, the German infantry divisions were also steadily eroded. Indeed, by keeping control of parts of the shores of Lake Ladoga, the Soviet Union was
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Year: 2023
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9781472856555
- Condition: Fine
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