Leningrad Does Not Surrender. by Kislitsyn, N. G. & Zubakov, V - 1989

Progress Publishers, 1989. Loose Leaf. Good.

Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in fine dj. Contents bright, crisp & clean; faintest foxing to top text-block edge, not affecting interior. Dj glossy. 279 p., illlus., 44 p. of plates. Translation of: Podvig Leningrada.

280 pages with photographs, maps and index. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with silver and red lettering to spine and cover in original pictorial wrapper. Translated by Barry Jones. First edition in English. During the Second World War the city of Leningrad fought an epic battle, a battle unprecedented in length and resistance put up by the defenders. The enemy's objective was to take the city whatever the cost. Furious attacks, repeated attempts to surround the city and siege were all intended to break the stubborn resistance and burst into Leningrad. But neither the enemy's furious pressure nor the cold, nor the hunger, nor the continuous shelling and aerial bombardment could shake the will of its defenders, who had turned the city into an impregnable fortress. Inside Leningrad factories worked day and night to make weapons and everything else that was necessary for the front, and despite the bombing and shelling its people did all they could to build up defences.… Read More

Progress Publishers. very nice copy . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1989.