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Author:   Prit Buttar
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781472856616

ISBN 10:   1472856619
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   12 September 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations List of Maps Dramatis Personae Introduction: A Singular City Chapter 1: Unfinished Business Chapter 2: Iskra – Planning Chapter 3: Iskra – Execution Chapter 4: Polyarnaya Zvezda Chapter 5: The Last Battles Before Spring Chapter 6: A Tense Summer Chapter 7: The Summer Offensive: Sinyavino Chapter 8: An Autumn of Blood and Attrition Chapter 9: Winter Planning Chapter 10: Yanvarskiiy Grom Chapter 11: Retreat from Leningrad Chapter 12: Schild und Schwert Chapter 13: After the Siege Chapter 14: Military Memories and Assessments of the Siege of Leningrad Chapter 15: The Myths and Legends of Leningrad Notes Bibliography Index

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The final, definitive word on the most brutal siege of a population in modern history. * Iain MacGregor, author of 'The Lighthouse of Stalingrad' * Prit Buttar’s complete command of the sources makes him uniquely qualified to complete this story of the World War II struggle for the soul of Communism, Leningrad. * Professor Peter Caddick-Adams, historian and broadcaster * This book offers an impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth. * The Spectator *

The final, definitive word on the most brutal siege of a population in modern history. * Iain MacGregor, author of 'The Lighthouse of Stalingrad' *

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Prit Buttar is a leading expert on the Eastern Front in 20th century military history. His previous books include the critically acclaimed To Besiege A City: Leningrad 1941–42. His books have been translated into several languages. Prit originally studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. He latterly worked as a General Practitioner for several years. He now writes exclusively from his home in rural Scotland.

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