New Leningrad Book:The Siege of Leningrad,900 Days of Terror

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New Leningrad Book:The Siege of Leningrad,900 Days of Terror

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Post by Kim Sung » 20 Mar 2007, 03:19

Does anybody get David Glantz's new Leningrad Book: "The Siege of Leningrad: 900 Days of Terror"? Is it worth buying? Any opinions on this book?

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Kim Sung wrote:Does anybody get David Glantz's new Leningrad Book: "The Siege of Leningrad: 900 Days of Terror"? Is it worth buying? Any opinions on this book?

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That's not exactly a 'new' book, if you're new to the topic it is a nice introduction with a lot of pictures. If you're familiar with the topic, then get Glantz's other book on Leningrad, much more detailed.


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Post by Kim Sung » 20 Mar 2007, 03:24

Do you mean that many parts of this book are rehashed from his "The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944" published in 2002?
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Kim Sung wrote:Do you mean that many parts of this book is rehashed from his "The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944" published in 2002?
If you have that book you don't need the other one.

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Post by Kim Sung » 20 Mar 2007, 03:28

OK, I'll buy this book because I didn't read the previous one.

I've read "The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad" by Harrison E. Salisbury. Salisbury's book is more reader-friendly than those of David Glantz who has a very arid writing style.

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Post by Kunikov » 20 Mar 2007, 03:31

If you read Salisbury's book then get "The Battle for Leningrad, 1941-1944", it's detailed. The first book is just an introduction to the topic.

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Post by Kim Sung » 20 Mar 2007, 03:36

OK, thanks for your info.

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Post by Cult Icon » 03 Feb 2015, 20:24

It is a summary/simplified version of 'The Battle of Leningrad 1941-1944'.

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Post by Cult Icon » 28 Feb 2015, 21:21

I read this book. It's an odd book: It is indeed more simple than the Tome, but it is still not that 'simple'. It is still densely written but without the details of the Tome it can get confusing. The book has few maps, so following the action requires outside sources. Indeed, Glantz could have dumbed down this book without losing any informational value.

So it straddles the line of being a detailed operational history covering both sides or a general overview without being either.

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