Prit Buttar
Hero City: Leningrad 1943–44
Hero City: Leningrad 1943–44
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The Red Army's victory over the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad is one of the greatest ever sieges, and Prit Buttar's book tells the story of how it was finally broken. The siege lasted 900 days and was marked by bombing, shelling, and starvation, but the Red Army eventually broke the blockage in early 1943 and launched a decisive attack that ended the siege. The book details the tactical successes and strategic failures of both sides as well as the appalling war crimes that have forever stained the ground in and around the historic city.
Format: Hardback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading expert on the Eastern Front. At the height of World War II, the people of Leningrad endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against bombing, shelling, and starvation. Prit Buttar tells the story of how the siege was finally broken. The Red Army had suffered multiple setbacks in the preceding two years but achieved a partial success by breaking the blockage in early 1943. However, this was followed by further failed attempts to lift the siege completely. But by simply enduring the siege in the face of impossible odds, Russian soldiers and civilians beat the Germans. By the end of 1943, the German forces, themselves broken by deprivations and extreme weather, began to pull back. Here was the opportunity the Soviet forces had been waiting for. The Red Army launched a decisive attack that broke through and ended the siege. Their determination to hold out has become a hugely significant part of Russian history, the echoes of the battle helping to define both a country and its politics. This compelling history uses original Russian source material to vividly describe the deprivations visited upon those trapped. But it also details the tactical successes and strategic failures of both sides as well as the appalling war crimes that have forever stained the ground in and around this historic city.
Weight: 736g
Dimension: 242 x 160 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472856616
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