The battle for Leningrad

1941-1944

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The battle for Leningrad

1941-1944

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"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 the city, however, made that impossible." "Glantz digs deep to recount the full story of how these two military giants bludgeoned each other for nearly three years with a relentless barrage of offensives and counteroffensives designed to crush one another, in horrendous weather and a harsh terrain and with staggering loss of life on both sides. His richly detailed history shows how battles and campaigns were conceived, engaged, and resolved - including a half dozen or more "forgotten battles" that took place during the blockade." "Glantz also provides insights into conditions within the city, adding new details to the horrors of the siege; sheds new light on partisan warfare in the countryside surrounding Leningrad; and corrects errors found in earlier works, revealing among other things the fate of those Soviet commanders who were purged or repressed because of their poor performance in battle."--Jacket.

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English
Pages
660

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The battle for Leningrad: 1941-1944
2002, University Press of Kansas
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 603-615) and index.

Published in
Lawrence
Series
Modern war studies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/21721
Library of Congress
D764.3.L4 G59 2002, D764.3.L4G59 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 660 p., ca. [53] p. of plates :
Number of pages
660

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3553840M
Internet Archive
battleforleningr00glan
ISBN 10
0700612084
LCCN
2002006749
OCLC/WorldCat
49681325
Library Thing
65383
Goodreads
1295158

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