Leningrad 1941-44: The Epic Siege

HITLER`S PROTRACTED SIEGE OF LENINGRAD RESULTED IN ONE OF THE MOST BRUTAL CAMPAIGNS ON THE EASTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR II. THE GERMAN ARMY GROUP NORTH WAS ABLE TO ISOLATE THE CITY AND ITS GARRISON FOR A PERIOD OF 900 DAYS, DURING WHICH AN ESTIMATED 1.5 MILLION SOVIETS DIED FROM COMBAT, DISEASE, AND STARVATION. WHILE MOST HISTORIES OF THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD FOCUS ON THE PLIGHT OF THE STARVING CIVIL POPULATION, THIS REFRESHING TITLE INSTEAD EXAMINES THE STRENGTH OF THE GARRISON`S DEFENSES - WHICH ULTIMATELY PREVENTED THE GERMANS FROM CAPTURING THE CITY - AND THE GROWING SOPHISTICATION OF SOVIET OFFENSIVE TACTICS.