The 900 days the siege of leningrad book

The first days in the 900day siege though its called the 900day siege, the siege of leningrad actually lasted for 872 days. 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. Isabella zorina discusses a trip to mass graves, including the many young people who were also visiting, some as part of wedding ceremonies, and the music played at the graves. The author began collecting accounts from the people of leningrad on his first visit there, a few days after the blockade was lifted, january 27. Although the great bulk of information in the 900 days is drawn directly from soviet sources, supplemented by the authors personal observations of leningrad when he went there in the days of the lifting of the siege and from interviews of survivors, the valuable and often surprisingly frank reminiscences of military figures published in. The siege ended finally, followed three years later by the little known leningrad affair, a purge of officials who governed the city during the long crisis. Harrison e salisbury the nazi siege of leningrad 19411943, when the city was cut off from the rest of the world, was one of the most gruesome episodes of world war ii. The german forces were to hold the city under siege therefore starving the soviet defenders to. Petersburg in the soviet union by german and finnish armed forces during world war ii. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. For nearly three years, the people of this industrial port city withstood everything the surrounding german army could throw at them and their resistance sounded a crucial death knell for hitlers ambitions to rule europe. The first and primary reason was that it really shouldve been named the 300 days. Siege of leningrad, also called 900day siege, prolonged siege september 8, 1941january 27, 1944 of the city of leningrad st.

Detailed, but dry, this book treats of the almost900days of the german siege of leningrad, focusing on the worst of it, 194142, and cursorily with the rest. It started with a friends offhand comment about women during the siege of leningrad. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The siege of leningrad and the lasting impact of the siege on the soviet union and life in leningrad during the siege. The siege of leningrad has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.

This is my 2nd read on the eastern front but my first on leningrad. Like russia at war, the 900 days is written by a us journalist, shortly after the end of wwii. The siege of leningrad was one of the longest sieges in history. The 900 days available for download and read online in other formats. Harrison e salisbury the author chronicles the siege of leningrad and describes the suffering of its people and exposes the role of stalins political police throughout the war and the endless blunders of the military. Nazi germanys siege of leningrad is one of world historys epic chapters. The siege of leningrad and the lasting impact of the siege on the soviet union and life in leningrad. The nazi siege of leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most.

It was, by all accounts, the deadliest battle in human history. For twentyfive years the distinguished journalist and historian harrison salisbury pieced together this remarkable. The 900 days the siege of leningrad by salisbury harrison. On september 8, 1941, german forces closed in around the soviet city of leningrad, initiating a siege that would last nearly 900 days and claim the lives of 800,000 civilians. The best sources for the leningrad epic are the men and women who lived through the nine hundred days. Salisbury and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The end of the 900 day leningrad blockade january 27, 1944. It implicated stalin and his regime in the mass starvation and murder of a million and a half of his own people. The nazi siege of leningrad 19411943, when the city was cut off from the rest of the world, was one of the most gruesome episodes of world. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Harrison salisbury discusses his book the 900 days. The 900 days download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.

The siege of leningrads blockade lasted about 900 days. For twentyfive years the distinguished journalist and historian harrison salisbury pieced together this remarkable narrative. It is untainted by cold war rhetoric and propaganda. Midway through the dinner i mentioned i was reading a book about the siege of leningrad. What came across most forcefully was the inefficiency of dictatorship and terror whereby the moods of the autocrat, stalin, and his henchmen, beria, malentov, molotov, could adversely effect the course of state action, in this case national defense. The siege of leningrad a da capo paperback by harrison e. Although the city took significant damage, alexander werth, a leningrad native, claims the city took less damage than any other major city affected by the war. More than 300,000 soviet soldiers perished, plus uncounted thousands of germans. Harrison salisburys book the 900 days is well researched book describing the courage and perseverance of the leningrad citizens and red army troops who successfully defended leningrad for 900 days against overwhelming odds. It was very heartbreaking to read in many places as the conditions that the residents of leningrad endured during that time were horrendous.

The 900 days is a reprint of the 1969 edition that was banned in russia, and no wonder. The book focuses on the human element of the siege, what the people endured. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The nazi siege of leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most gruesome battles of world war ii. The siege of leningrad, also known as the 900day siege though it lasted a grueling 872 days, resulted in the deaths of some one million of the citys civilians. If war is hell, as general sherman said, then at the innermost circle of hell youll find the 900day siege of leningrad now renamed st. The beginning of the book provides the reader with fact after fact about the ineptitude of stalin as an ignorant, unfeeling commander in chief a frighteningly similar profile that hits too close to home these days.

The siege of leningrad was a very grim episode in russiathe soviet unions very grim experiences of wwii. Petersburg, next to nothing about leningrad, and absolutely nothing about how the city fared during world war ii. This compelling narrative explains the increasingly drastic methods employed by the wehrmacht. Leningrad was the site of the most detrimental, most damaging, and deadliest sieges in all of history, but its citizens and soldiers lasted almost 900 days under fire from german troops to see a brighter future. The nazi siege of leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most gruesome episodes of world war ii. I first read the 900 days more than 20 years ago and finally own my own copy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the 900 days. The rest of the 75 pages basically skimmed through the next 300 days and then totally skipped over the last 300 days. Salisbury began his book an idyllic view of leningrad in may, 1941.

Glantz cassell 2004, 334 pages this book outlines the campaigns around leningrad, from the beginning of operation barbarossa through to roughly the middle of 1944, when the last german units were pushed out of the region. The german troops were eager to conquer a soviet city and so the order to siege leningrad instead of burning it to the ground was met with protest. Salisbury first visited leningrad a few months after the blockade, and, apparently, he has been amassing relevant information ever since. This side of the street is the most dangerous during the artillery barrage. The siege of leningrad ebook written by harrison salisbury. The 900 days is a reprint of the 1969 edition that was. The siege of leningrad 19411944 900 days of terror. Salisbury wrote no fewer than six books about the soviet union during his journalistic career. The siege of leningrad 900 days of solitude books and. The city sustained damage due to artillery attacks, air raids, and the struggle of famine. I was very sensitive to the fact that this topic had the potential of eliciting strong emotions especially amongst multigenerational petersburgians whose parents grandparents suffered during. The nazi siege of leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was one of the most gru. It is one of the most powerful nonfiction books you will ever read.