Leningrad

State of Siege

By: Michael Jones

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Paperback | 28 May 2009 | Edition Number 1

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When the German High Command encircled Leningrad it was a deliberate policy to eradicate the city s civilian population by starving them to death. As winter set in and food supplies dwindled, starvation and panic set in

A specialist in battle psychology and the vital role of morale in desperate circumstances, Michael Jones tells the human story of Leningrad. Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts and diaries, he shows Leningrad in its every dimension including taboo truths, long-suppressed by the Soviets, such as looting, criminal gangs and cannibalism.

But, for many ordinary citizens, Leningrad marked the triumph of the human spirit. They drew deeply on their inner resources to inspire, comfort and help one another. At the height of the siege an extraordinary live performance of Shostakovich s Seventh Symphony profoundly strengthened the city's will to resist. When German troops heard it in their trenches one remarked: We began to understand we would never take Leningrad.

Yet, Leningrad s self-defence came at a huge price. When the 900-day siege ended in 1944 almost a million people had died and those who survived would be permanently marked by what they had endured, as this superbly insightful and moving history shows.

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A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit - Herald

Where the book stands out is in the portrait of ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances... Fluently written... the uniquely terrible experience of suffering, especially of 1941-2, is effectively described - BBC History

Jones's book is set apart from other histories by his careful and judicious use of witness accounts - Sunday Business Post

Detailed account of the 872-day siege of the Soviet Union's iconic city - Morning Star

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List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Timeline
Bread Rations
Introduction	p. 1
'An Almost Scientific Method': The German Advance	p. 11
'The Biggest Bag of Shit in the Army': Attempts to Defend	p. 46
The Butcher's Hook: Ordinary Civilians' Experience	p. 81
The Noose: The Blockade Is Not Broken	p. 109
Elena's Sketchbook: The Emerging Horror	p. 142
The Abortionist: The Onset of Mass Starvation	p. 173
One Black Beret: The Authorities Lose Control	p. 203
The Road of Life: Keeping Hope Alive	p. 220
The Symphony: Finding the Will to Survive	p. 238
Operation Spark: The Military Breakthrough	p. 262
Something Necessary: The Siege is Lifted	p. 277
Epilogue	p. 293
Notes	p. 297
Bibliography	p. 306
Index	p. 311
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