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By Robert Forczyk, Peter Dennis
2009
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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