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Anna Reid Leningrad:The Epic Siege of World War II 1941-1944 Advanced Reading...

by Anna Reid

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Anna Reid Leningrad:The Epic Siege of World War II 1941-1944 Advanced Reading copy On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler's brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The German siege was not lifted for two and a half years, by which time some three quarters of a million Leningraders had died of starvation. Stripping away decades of Soviet propaganda, and drawing on newly available diaries and government records, Anna Reid chronicles the Nazis' deliberate decision to starve Leningrad into surrender, the incompetence and cruelty of the Soviet war leadership, the horrors experienced by soldiers on the front lines, and, above all, the ordeal of life in the blockaded city. Leningrad tackles a raft of unanswered questions: Was the size of the death toll as much the fault of Stalin as of Hitler? Why didn't the Germans capture the city? Why didn't it collapse into anarchy? What decided who lived and who died? Impressive in its originality and literary style, Leningrad gives voice to the dead and throws new light on one of the twentieth century's greatest calamities. Great pre-owned condition See pictures for the overall condition Shipment would be made earlier if payment is received and cleared in time Items have been priced to sell We encourage our buyers to take time and look at the uploaded pictures because we do not accept returns It comes from a non-smoking and pet free home Thanks for your patronage

  • Publisher: Walker & Company
  • Year: 1941
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Condition: Very Good

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