Leningrad: Tragedy of a City under Siege, 1941-44 - Couverture rigide

Reid, Anna

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0747599521 ISBN 13 : 9780747599524

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2011

Synopsis

Leningrad The siege of Leningrad is one of the great stories of extraordinary and heroic endurance in World War II Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'In the first full-length book on the siege since 1969, Anna Reid used [a trove of new material] to compelling effect to tell this horrific and occasionally inspiring story.' --Economist,September 2011

'Impeccably researched, well-paced and beautifully written, Leningrad marks a new benchmark in the study of the subject.' --The Financial Times, 26th August 2011

'A vivid narrative of of Leningrad's nightmare.' --The Sunday Times, 28th August 2011

'A masterpiece of modern historical writing. With a clear, unsentimental eye and in calm prose, she describes the horrors of the most lethal siege in modern history ... A terrible story, superbly researched and beautifully told' Anthony Beevor, Daily Telegraph Books of the Year Magisterial Orlando Figes, Daily Telegraph Books of the Year
'An admirable retelling of the extraordinary story of the 1941-44 siege ... The author has assembled the testimony of many unfamiliar witnesses, and vividly portrays what some of us consider the most dreadful saga of the Second World War Max Hastings, The Times Books of the Year'
'Impeccably researched, well-paced and beautifully written, Leningrad marks a new benchmark in the study of the subject and a more nuanced, objective interpretation for a new century' --Financial Times

Présentation de l'éditeur :

When Hitler attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, he intended to capture Leningrad before turning on Moscow. Soviet resistance forced him to change tactics: with his forward troops only thirty kilometres from the city's historic centre, he decided instead to starve it out. Using newly available diaries and government records, Anna Reid describes a city's descent into hell - the breakdown of electricity and water supply; subzero temperatures; the consumption of pets, joiner's glue and face cream; the dead left unburied where they fell - but also the extraordinary endurance, bravery and self-sacrifice, despite the cruelty and indifference of the Kremlin.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0747599521
• ISBN 13: 9780747599524
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 512