The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944 (Modern War Studies Series)

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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
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Overview

"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.
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Editorial Reviews

James S. Corum
An exceptional work on one of the great campaigns of World War II.
John Erickson
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.
Malcolm Mackintosh
An outstanding contribution to the study of the Second World War as it was fought on the Eastern Front.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780700612086
  • Publisher: University Press of Kansas
  • Publication date: 11/28/2002
  • Series: Modern War Studies Series
  • Pages: 660
  • Sales rank: 966,521
  • Product dimensions: 6.36 (w) x 9.18 (h) x 1.89 (d)

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Maps, and Illustrations
Preface
Dramatis Personae
1 The City of Peter and Lenin 3
2 Target Leningrad: German Operation Barbarossa and the Wehrmacht's Advance through the Baltic Region, 22 June-7 August 1941 25
3 The Defense of Leningrad, 8 August-10 September 1941 51
4 The Encirclement Struggle: The Miracle at Tikhvin, 30 September-30 December 1941 87
5 Winter under Siege, 1941-1942 119
6 False Dawn: The Red Army's Winter Offensive, January-April 1942 149
7 Frustrated Hopes, May-October 1942 189
8 The Continuing Siege, 1942-1943 233
9 Breaking the Blockade, January-April 1943 259
10 Stalemate, May-November 1943 305
11 Liberation, January 1944 327
12 To Narva, Luga, and the Panther Line, 31 January-18 April 1944 367
13 The Liberation of Northern Leningrad Region, June-August 1944 415
14 Conclusions 459
App. A Top-Secret German Planning Documents 471
App. B Soviet Planning Documents 486
App. C Red Army Order of Battle 493
App. D German Order of Battle 530
App. E A Rough Comparison of Red Army and Wehrmacht Forces 537
App. F Soviet Military Casualties 543
App. G Estimated Civilian Losses in the Siege of Leningrad 547
Notes 549
Selected Bibliography 603
Index 617
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