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David M Glantz - The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 (Modern War Studies) - 9780700612086 - V9780700612086
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The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 (Modern War Studies)

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Description for The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 (Modern War Studies) Hardcover. The German seige and Soviet defence of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 660 pages, 90 illustrations, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 234 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1232.
The German seige and Soviet defense of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. This work provides a military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders. One of the first major Soviet cities threatened by the German Blitzkrieg, Leningrad was as much a symbolic target as it was a strategic one for Adolf Hitler, who fully expected the birthplace of the Russian Revolution to be reduced to rubble quickly and with ease. The Red Army's ferocious defense of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Number of pages
660
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
660
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700612086
SKU
V9780700612086
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About David M Glantz
David M. Glantz is the author of The Battle of Kursk, Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War, Zhukov's Greatest Defeat: The Red Army's Epic Disaster in Operation Mars, and When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler, all published by Kansas.

Reviews for The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 (Modern War Studies)
An original and important contribution not only to the battle for Leningrad but also to a wider understanding of the Great Patriotic War. Drawing upon previously unavailable or neglected Soviet and German sources, it provides a major corrective to the shortcomings of previous accounts and will stand as a significant and durable achievement on a subject that continues to fascinate. ... Read more

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