Leningrad 1941-44 (Campaign): No. 215 - Softcover

Forczyk, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846034418 ISBN 13: 9781846034411

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Hitler's protracted siege of Leningrad resulted in one of the most brutal campaigns on the Eastern Front during World War II. The German Army Group North was able to isolate the city and its garrison for a period of 900 days, during which an estimated 1.5 million Soviets died from combat, disease and starvation. For over two years, German forces pounded the city with artillery and air assaults while the Soviets made repeated efforts on the frozen swamplands of the Volkhov Front to break through. Finally, in January 1944, the Soviets were able to break Army Group North's front and relieve Leningrad. While most histories of the siege of Leningrad focus on the plight of the starving civil population, this refreshing title instead examines the strength of the garrison's defenses - which ultimately prevented the Germans from capturing the city - and the growing sophistication of Soviet offensive tactics. Dr Forczyk also provides an assessment of how weather and terrain factors shaped the campaign in this superb addition to the history of the Eastern Front.

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Review:

This is a sobering and very well written account of extraordinary tenacity (on both sides) and monumental suffering. Highly recommended. --Miniature Wargames

Book Description:

An in depth study of the siege of Leningrad with particular emphasis on the garrison's defences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1846034418
• ISBN 13: 9781846034411
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Dennis Mr Peter