10+ From Leningrad to Narva - Hardcover - Kamen Nevenkin

Kamen Nevenkin
From Leningrad to Narva: An Illustrated Study of the Battles in the Northern Baltic Area, January-September 1944, Hardcover - Kamen Nevenkin

Autor Kamen Nevenkin
Editura Peko Publishing
Anul aparitiei 2019
Luna aparitiei 5
Tip coperta Cartonata
Numar de pagini 80
Format 215.9 x 299.7
ISBN 6155583188
Cod de bare 9786155583186
Limba Engleza

Stare/Condition : in tipla - de colectie/ like new

In January 1944 the Red Army at last succeeded in putting to an end one of the most dramatic sieges in the history of warfare, that of Leningrad. The Soviet spearheads quickly expelled the Wehrmacht from the vicinity of the city, but once they reached the prewar border with Estonia, they were stopped dead in their tracks by a very determined Axis resistance. There, at river Narva, Germans, Estonians, and Waffen SS volunteers and conscripts from all over Europe stood firm for several months against numerous Soviet violent attacks. By doing so, they were able to cripple the ambitious military and political plans of Joseph Stalin, and to effectively postpone the Soviet re-conquest of the Baltic States for more than half a year.

Penned by a leading Bulgarian researcher, the book provides an expert analysis of this lesser-known battle. A considerable number of German and Soviet wartime documents were accessed, and this allowed the author to tell the story from perspective of both sides. It also contains many never-before-published photographs.