LENINGRADACHA VEDHA

Book Details

• Title: LENINGRADACHA VEDHA

• Author: Michael Jones

• Translators: Pramod Joglekar

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Language: Translated from English to Marathi

• Edition: 2nd Edition

• ISBN: 9788184983241

• Pages: 268

• Publishing Year: January 2012

• Category: Biography & True Stories

• Cover: Paperback

About The Book
In Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, military historian Michael Jones presents a riveting account of one of the most harrowing sieges in history. The book chronicles the siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) during World War II, a 900-day ordeal that saw the German army’s deliberate attempt to starve the city into submission. Hitler’s orders were clear: “All offers of surrender from Leningrad must be rejected.” This siege would become a battle of survival against impossible odds, leading to the deaths of over a million people by the time it ended in January 1944.

Drawing on newly available eyewitness accounts, diaries, and long-suppressed Soviet stories, Jones exposes the true horror of the siege, including the widespread looting, criminal gangs, and even cannibalism that plagued the city. However, the book also highlights the immense psychological resilience of the citizens of Leningrad. Despite the crushing conditions, the people of the city managed to withstand the brutality, and at the height of the siege, the live broadcast of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony became a symbol of their defiance and unwavering will to resist. As one German soldier remarked after hearing the symphony, "We began to understand we would never take Leningrad."

Leningrad is a profound tribute to the strength of the human spirit in the face of devastation, showcasing not only the physical endurance of the city's people but also the remarkable power of art and will to survive in the darkest of times.