Leningrad : Tragedy of a City under Siege, 1941-44 Paperback / softback
by Anna Reid
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When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, he intended to capture Leningrad before turning on Moscow.
Soviet resistance forced him to change tactics: with his forward troops only thirty kilometres from the city's historic centre, he decided instead to starve it out.
Using newly available diaries and government records, Anna Reid describes a city's descent into hell - the breakdown of electricity and water supply; subzero temperatures; the consumption of pets, joiner's glue and face cream; the dead left unburied where they fell - but also the extraordinary endurance, bravery and self-sacrifice, despite the cruelty and indifference of the Kremlin.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:528 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:30/08/2012
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- ISBN:9781408822418
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:528 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:30/08/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408822418