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| Original Title: | The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad |
| ISBN: | 0306812983 (ISBN13: 9780306812989) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Russian Federation |
Harrison E. Salisbury
Paperback | Pages: 672 pages Rating: 4.18 | 3301 Users | 158 Reviews
Details Out Of Books The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
| Title | : | The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad |
| Author | : | Harrison E. Salisbury |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 2nd Da Capo |
| Pages | : | Pages: 672 pages |
| Published | : | September 18th 2003 by Da Capo Press (first published 1969) |
| Categories | : | History. Nonfiction. Cultural. Russia. War. World War II |
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The Nazi siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most gruesome battles of World War II. Nearly three million people endured it; just under half of them died. For twenty-five years the distinguished journalist and historian Harrison Salisbury pieced together this remarkable narrative of villainy and survival, in which the city had much to fear-from both Hitler and Stalin.Rating Out Of Books The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
Ratings: 4.18 From 3301 Users | 158 ReviewsCritique Out Of Books The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
A fine historical narrative. I was directed to this book because David Benoit relied upon it to create his 'City of Thieves' (allegedly what Hitler called Leningrad). The book describes the siege and the machinations of Soviet Bureaucracy in excruciating detail, punctuated with personal stories of the starving, freezing, dying population. An amazing story, a holocaust for the ages. I found one anecdote stolen by Benoit wholesale from this book. Good for him. I learned the basic principles of
An intense examination of the siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1941-42. Most of the book is concerned with the German invasion in June 1941 and takes us to the disastrous winter of 1941-42 when possibly over 600,000 Leningraders died of deliberate starvation from the German siege. The city understandably was in such disarray during this time that we will never know the exact number of deaths and how many died of residual effects after, will also never be known. During and after the
Excellent read. I went to this book after reading a footnote in one of my history books. Any friend you know that may have family in Russia will be able to add to this historical narrative about what Salisbury confirms that (quoting the official historical record) 'In world history there are no examples which in their tragedy equal the terrors of starving Leningrad. Each day.. was the equal of many months of ordinary life.' Those who maintain that sufferingundeserved and unexplainedmust show
This is a very comprehensive description of the Nazi siege of Leningrad. Since Salisbury covers both the military events and the life of the population, it can be difficult to juggle all the names. He is particularly good at depicting how much of the suffering was due to Stalin's maniacal need to control everyone, and to kill anyone who might have questioned his leadership. As soon as the war was over, Stalin tried to erase all knowledge of the heroism and the suffering, and the fact that
This is my 2nd read on the Eastern front but my first on Leningrad. While the book was quite lengthy, there was a lot to be told about the days leading up to the siege and the 900 days that followed. It was very heartbreaking to read in many places as the conditions that the residents of Leningrad endured during that time were horrendous. Overall, a very thorough account of the generals who led the charge to finally break the blockade and the challenges they faced with the political infighting
Aaahhh, the book starts out with a wonderful description of Leningrad on the whitest of the white nights, June 21, 1941 after a cold spring: People are out enjoying life and the culture the wonderful city offered to them, many of them quite confident their lives are safe from German invasion because their government has been telling them that. There have been so many warning signs of upcoming German aggression, based on flights into Russian airspace, movements of troops, movements of German
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