The Battle for Leningrad: 1941-1944 - David M. Glantz - Google Books

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The German siege and Soviet defense of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. While innumerable writers have dealt at length with the besieged city…