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THE BATTLE FOR LENINGRAD 1941-1944
Book Type: C By David Glantz. As usual, Glantz digs deep to recount the full story of the battle of Leningrad and how each side bludgeoned each other for nearly three years with a relentless barrage of offensives and counter-offensives 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 more "forgotten battles" that took place during the blockade. He explains how the struggle for Leningrad impacted other theaters of operation along the Eastern Front, eventually forcing the Germans into their long and costly retreat back towards Berlin. Glantz also provides insights into conditions within the city, adding new details to the horrors of the siege; shed new light on partisan warfare in the countryside surrounding Leningrad: and corrects many errors found in earlier works. Based on unparalleled access to Russian archival sources and going far beyond the military aspects of other studies, Glantz's book is a testament to the nearly two million Russians who lost their lives during the Leningrad conflict and confirms his status as the preeminent authority on Russian military experience in WWII, includes 16 maps and 90 illustrations. This is the vastly expanded edition of his earlier work on Leningrad. 704 pp. 
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