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Leningrad

by Captivating History Book 4 in the The Eastern Front series.

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Leningrad recounts the German and Finnish encirclement of the Soviet city from 1941 to 1944 and the extraordinary civilian suffering produced by blockade, bombardment, hunger and cold. It follows the military struggle around the city while also describing rationing, evacuation, the Road of Life across Lake Ladoga and attempts to keep factories and public services functioning. The book places the siege within the wider Eastern Front and the Soviet war against Nazi Germany.

Historical Periods

Siege of Leningrad1941–1944 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Adolf Hitler1889–1945 Joseph Stalin1878–1953

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