A love that would not die . . . A city that would not surrender . . . A war that knew no bounds . . . On June 21st, 1941, Nazi Germany embarks on what would become one of the bloodiest, most barbaric wars the world would ever know. Follow several memorable characters - some real-to-life - as they st
The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
β Scribed by Salisbury, Harrison E
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 7 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780306812989
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β¦ Synopsis
''A magnificent book...a nonfiction masterpiece.'' New York Times Book Review
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