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don't waste your money.......2005-09-18
If you are a renal patient, don't get this book. You'll be dissapointed. It is really a workbook for patients to use with a dietician, to help the dietician map out their patients needs. It's not something to use on your own. It doesn't give any of the values you need to know in regards to potassium, phosphorus, sodium and protein levels etc., and the list of foods given is very limited.
If you are looking for diet guidelines and explainations in every day language, go to [...] the National Kidney Foundation site for much more helpful information. Also, the USDA nutritional database has a wealth of nutritional info in table format, ALL the stuff you need in a nutritional list. They even have a whole database in excel format you can download and manipulate for you own use, all for free.
I bought this book along with the dieticians renal guide in hopes of understanding more about what I need to do diet wise and got little help. This is best used when you see your dietician and for the cost, only if your dietician requests you to get it.
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The German siege and Soviet defense of Leningrad in World War II was an epic struggle in an epic war, a drama of heroism and human misery unmatched in the annals of modern warfare. While innumerable writers have dealt at length with the besieged city itself, David Glantz provides for the first time the definitive military history of the conflict waged beyond the city's borders.
One of the first major Soviet cities threatened by the German blitzkrieg, Leningrad was as much a symbolic target as it was a strategic one for Adolf Hitler, who fully expected the birthplace of the Russian Revolution to be reduced to rubble quickly and with ease. The Red Army's ferocious defense of the city, however, made that impossible.
Glantz digs deep to recount the full story of how these two military giants bludgeoned each other for nearly three years with a relentless barrage of offensives and counter-offensives designed to crush one another, in horrendous weather and a harsh terrain and with staggering loss of life on both sides. His richly detailed history shows how battles and campaigns were conceived, engaged, and resolved—-including a half dozen or more "forgotten battles" that took place during the blockade. He explains how the struggle for Leningrad impacted other theaters of operation along the Eastern Front, eventually forcing the Germans into their long and costly retreat back toward Berlin.
Glantz also provides insights into conditions within the city, adding new details to the horrors of the siege; sheds new light on partisan warfare in the countryside surrounding Leningrad; and corrects many errors found in earlier works.
Based on an unparalleled access to Russian archival sources and going far beyond the military aspects of such renowned works as Harrison Salisbury's 900 Days, Glantz's book is a testament to the nearly two million Russians who lost their lives during the Leningrad conflict and confirms his status as the preeminent authority on the Russian military experience in World War II.
This book is part of the Modern War Studies series.
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Superb. I enjoyed every bit of it........2007-04-02
Glantz is an expert in Soviet experience of World WarII.This book focusses on Soviet defence of Leningrad ,attempts to defeat German siege.I feel this dimension of war on the Eastern Front has been ignored by Historians.However author's latest study is bound to stimulate interest on this neglected ,long-forgotten theatre of war.
I have to say scale and scope of operations which unfolded on Leningrad axis of eastern front is nothing but stupendous,awesome.Here we see war waged in all its ferocity,ruthlessness.Leningrad,St.Peterburg,Petrograd is the soul of Russia . This magnificent city straddling on the banks of river Neva,founded by Peter the Great, was also cradle of Bolshevik revolution.No Russian with an iota of honour and self respect could hope to see this trampled upon by an alien power.
Soviet miscalculations prelude to German invasion transformed the city within 15 days into a battle zone.Tenacity ,sacrifice of Red Army frustrated German drive to sieze Leningrad. Violent counter-attacks launched by Vatutin at Solt Sy,Staraia Russa in July,August 1941;Zhukov at Krasno selo and Mga in August,September 1941 slowed down German advance. This gave sufficent time to erect fresh defences on the approaches to the city.
However few things stand out.I feel at a critical time when struggle was fast working toward climax Hitler denuded Von Leeb cream of his Panzer Army and switched it toward Moscow axis.In war always form 'strongpoints' as German military philiospher Clausewitz has said.German dictator strove to attain three different objectives at one time.Consequently, he dissipated Wehrmacht's striking power by spreading it across this immense front. Another reason Nazi leader fearing heavy casualties shrank from launching a direct assault on the city.
Succesful Soviet defence of Leningrad was also helped Finns whose attack lacked vigor.Finns undoubtedly were opportunistic.They were prepared to help German cause only to the extent of retrieving territory lost during the winter war against the Russians.So German effort to effect a junction with Finns at Tikhvin failed.
Now brutal phase of war began.Stalin's exhortations,threats Red Army during winter,spring summer of 1942,43 subjected besieging Germans to a wave of unremitting assaults as Russians strove to break the siege at all costs.Leningrad and Volkhov fronts commanded by Govorov,Meretskov assailed relentlessly . Russians launched converging blows from multiple axes.Feature of these attacks was lavish use of material and manpower and a contemptous disregard for life.To be fair the situation inside the city was grim ;people started dying due to malnutrition and hunger.So desperate situation called for desperate remedies.Nazis were implacable foes.
Most of Russian offensives were catastrophic failures. Still they kept on coming. I think no other army in the world can fight like this.In those dark days Red army displayed tremendous reslience. I also have to admire fighting qualities of German soldiers. Despite defeats Wehrmacht remained a formidable fighting machine.Ultimately Red Army triumphed.Ground comunications were established with Leningrad on winter of 1943 and subsequent winter Germans were completely evicted from the areas adjoining to the city.Wehrmacht began its retreat to the Baltic coast.
For the Russians the victory came at a stiff price. More than 2 million soldiers perished.
This book based on archival material recently de classified by Russian Ministry of Defence must be deemed as most accurate,up-to-date, impartial study on struggle for Leningrad.Author has laboured a lot.Enormous amount of research has gone into its production.In the process Glantz has shed light on defeats suffered by Red Army which Soviet regime cleverly managed to conceal. For instance,Operation Polar Star Marshal Zhukov's ambitious attempt to defeat German Army Group North and totally break Leningrad siege on Feb 1943 which ended in a fiasco.Zhukov too does not say anything about it in his Memoirs: Reminiscences and Reflections.
Finally author's focus exclusively on combat ,he does not say much about individual experiences of Leningraders who withstood German siege.
A lay man will not find this book interesting.
Detailed, strategic level study of the fighting between the Soviets and Army Group North around Leningrad.......2006-11-27
This is a detailed account of the offensive and defensive battles fought between Army Group North and several Soviet armies from June 22nd, 1941 until mid-1944. In spite of the title, this is really a book about the fighting between the Soviets and AGN, not just a narrow discusion of the fighting around Leningrad, or of the siege of Leningrad. Glantz starts with a brief introduction into the history of Leningrad, then traces the fighting from Barbarossa in 1941 until the retreat of AGN to the Panther line (more or less the Baltic states) in mid-1944. This is a strategic level overview primarily at the corps/army level. There are some diversions into issues like logistics, the horrors of the siege of Leningrad on the population (particularly during the first brutal winter), etc., but 90% of the book describes (in great detail) the high level military operations of both combatants.
There are several points I would like to make about this book that may be of interest to potential buyers/readers. First, this is a dense book, definitely not a light read. Second, the interested reader can see how that military capabilities of the Soviets progressed throughout the war. The large (and on paper powerful) Soviet army of 1941 was smashed by the Germans in 1941, fought them to a standstill in '42 and '43, then thrashed them in '44. Third, it is also interesting to see how effective the Wehrmacht was on defense in '43 and (to a lesser degree) in '44. Mountains have been written about the efficiency of the German war machine, blitzkrieg, etc., but I was impressed at how efficiently the Germans used their central position to blunt one Soviet offensive after another by rapidly moving troops around. Finally, when one thinks of the Eastern front, the common image is that of large tank battles. I was surprised at how few tanks were engaged on either side in and around Leningrad, particularly by the Wehrmacht later in the war. This may well have been due in part to the swampy terrain, but this was largely a war of the infantryman and artillerist.
The reason that I give this massive work only four stars is that there are several significant drawbacks. First, like everything Glantz writes, this is clearly pro-Soviet. It is written from the Soviet perspective and describes the successes and viscisitudes largely from the Soviet point of view. Such a blatant lack of balance is reminiscent of the pre-WWII historians (I couldn't stop thinking about Charles Oman and his pro-British/hagiography of Wellington `History of the Peninsular War' while reading this book). For example, virtually every Soviet division and brigade commander is mentioned by named, German divisions are only mentioned by number. Second, the eighteen maps included in this volume are woefully insufficient. I really like what Glantz did in his later work on Operation Mars (`Zhukov's Greatest Defeat'). In that volume, there were maps that zoomed in on the main action under discussion, with a small window showing where on the larger battlefield the zoomed in piece was located. I constantly found myself turning back to maps several chapters previous to try to find out what was happening where.
Third, I think that there are several topics that Glantz chose not to cover that could have made this work a masterpiece (albeit at the price of adding several hundred pages - perhaps better left for another book!). In particular, there was almost no analysis of why some of the Soviet attacks succeeded and some failed. Glantz often quotes various Soviet after-action reports, but the reasons for failure are always the same (bad weather, difficult terrain, poor coordination, etc.). Glantz offers no insight or analysis of his own, just the facts. In particular, it was not entirely clear to me after reading this book why the Soviet offensive in January 1944 (and later) was successful and the previous ones were not. The Germans had been outnumbered (and had lost the initiative in the north) for more than a year, and Army Group North really hadn't had any significant mobile, armoured reserves since 1941. The entire book is written at the strategic level, but Glantz could have chosen a few specific instances for study at the operational (i.e. battalion/regimental) level to demonstrate how the Soviet army was evolving. Finally, there is very little discussion of the Finns. They appear at the beginning as Leningrad is being surrounded and at the end as the Soviet knock them out of the war, but then disappear for over 400 pages. There may not have been much action north of Leningrad during most of this period, but the simple fact of Finnish involvement played a crucial role during the siege.
Finally, Glantz has done a great job conveying the sense of the magnitude of the fighting on the Eastern Front. Most Americans view WWII through the eyes of D-Day and authors like Stephen Ambrose. The AGN sector was a relatively minor front for most of the war, but even here, you will get a sense of the massive and catastrophic nature of the fighting. Tens or hundreds of thousands killed or wounded in one battle (on both sides!), entire corps and armies routinely surrounded and anihilated.
Overall, this is a dense, scholarly book and probably will not be worthwhile to those who only have a passing interest in the subject. For the serious student, however, this is a must have. I've written at length about what I feel this book is lacking, but for the serious student of the war, don't let this turn you off. The fifth battle of Siniavino may not be as famous as Kursk or Stalingrad, but the events around Leningrad were as important to the war as these epic battles. This is an interesting, well-written, and informative book.
Highly detailed analysis .......2006-01-18
As with most of the David Glantz's books this is a highly detailed analysis of the situation Leningrad found itself in throughout the Second World War on the Eastern Front. At times day by day accounts of unit movements and operations will make it a bit difficult to follow what was happening but it shouldn't take away from the fact that so much was going on from 1941 when the siege of the city began to 1944 when it was finally broken. Interestingly enough on my last visit to Russia (summer of 2005) I was in St. Petersburg and our guide told us that Stalin did not give any help to the city rather letting them hold on with the forces available on hand. Rather odd to think this is true when taking account of the 'Road of Life' over Lake Ladoga and the amount of reinforcements that were being brought in. This book will put that myth to rest. There were countless attempts to relieve the city and keep the Germans pinned, losses were high on both sides and to a large degree much of the front was static warfare. This book is a dense study of practically each and every operation undertaken by the Red Army and the results which they brought. It is given from the Soviet point of view as are all Glantz books but that shouldn't take away from the fact that it is highly factual with many sources including archival to back up everything that is presented. A good companion to this book might be "Hitler's Spanish Legion" which served in the region this book is focused on, that book will the reader a greater understanding of what was happening with individual soldiers on the front line from the German side (although these are Spanish soldiers and the book is somewhat biased for the German side, so a nice rounding out effect to Glantz's work). The reader will understand how devastating round the clock attacks were for the German Army and how eventually the enemy was beaten (to a degree by attrition and to a degree by other means).
not for beginner.......2004-07-03
David Glantz's Battle for Leningrad proves to be an interesting book about this massive battle and siege that lasted for nearly three years. The book isn't for the casual reader, it would really helped if you have some background to the subject material already. The book is basically written from the Russian point of view which proves to be quite unique and interesting since many of the stuff on the Eastern Front always have a German slant to it.
The book appears to be well researched. Its obvious that the author had access to many Soviet material not available to previous historians on the subject. But as other reviewers before me have written, this book is not very exciting nor is it written with a lot of grace. The author can present the researched material well but he can't put it into a historical story. The book read like a dry textbook, there is no feeling to events at hand and to be honest, the book get rather dull after a bit. If I could jest, this would be a type of book Mr. Spock (of Star Trek fame) would write, all facts, no spirit. It would really helped if you have a great interest in the subject matter since if you do not, the book might go unfinished.
But the book do get high marks due to the fact that it revealed in great details (boring as it may be at times), the Soviet efforts surrounding this famous siege and battle of Leningrad. Russian story of their war against Germany is one of the great unexplored territories in our studies of World War II. Its will amazed many Americans how dwarf our efforts were against the Germans compared to the efforts of the Russian military.
Glantz does it again.......2003-12-14
Even if you read other books by Glantz, this one has to strike you as the most technical, complicated and complete battle survey ever. It's a thick, monstrous book for hard core fans of the eastern front. The ammount of research that went into that book is going to leave you numb. This is the way it should be done, a great book for any serious student of the war.
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Leningrad (now reverted to its pre-1914 name of St Petersburg) was surrounded by German forces in 1941 and cut off from the rest of Russia. It was besieged for nearly three years, the great city's population suffering terribly in the bitter cold of the Russian winter. Over a million men, women and children died of starvation and hypothermia, but the city fought on and never surrendered. In 1943 the Russian army broke through to link up with the garrison and end the longest, bloodiest siege of the Second World War.
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A "must have" reference book.......2007-01-17
Books about the Leningad siege usualy deal mainly with the human aspect of the event, presenting collections of personal accounts and experiences, like Harrison E. Salisbury's "The 900 days: The Siege of Leningrad". Fortunately, for those interested in the military campaing, this book presents an almost day by day narrative of the operations on the various fronts, with statistcs and comments on the stategies and commanders. And all this without being a tedious reading. This book is a "must have" military and historic reference about the subject.
Good information marred by some poor writing .......2006-07-16
In `The Siege of Leningrad' David Glantz is successful in providing a succinct and informative account of the military aspects of this battle. By drawing on Soviet sources Glantz describes how the Soviet military successfully defended the city against German attack and eventually lifted the siege. A particular strength of this book is that Glantz gives considerable attention to the failed Soviet attempts to lift the siege and highlights the terrible price the Soviets paid in the fighting around the city.
The book is, however, let down by the poor quality of much of Glantz's writing. Many passages are confusing or `jumpy' and some accounts of battles read like a shopping list of unit and place names. Due to his focus on the Soviets Glantz's accounts of the German objectives and strategies can also be unclear. For example, it is never made clear whether the Germans were serious about capturing Leningrad after 1941 and Hitler's role in the battle is confusing. I also found the number of maps in the book to be somewhat unsatisfactory - while each chapter has a clear and useful map the book would have benefited from the addition of maps depicting the major battles described in the text.
While I'd strongly recommend `The Siege of Leningrad' to readers looking for a military history of how the Soviet military defended the city and eventually lifted the siege, it's not successful as a general history and should be avoided by non-specialist readers.
A tale of heroism and tragedy.......2005-05-09
The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944 is the incredible true story of the German Army's three-year assault on Leningrad. A tale of heroism and tragedy, shelling and starvation (nearly 4,000 of the city's inhabitants starved to death on Christmas Day alone), The Siege of Leningrad recounts the details of a turning point of World War II. Intensively researched, and enhanced with a handful of black-and-white photographs, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944 is a welcome addition to library and personal world history shelves and reference collections.
Great Introduction to the Seige.......2002-04-18
This book is unlike Glantz's books on Kursk, Kharkov, or Mars in that it is a slim, larger-sized hardback with a lot of photos and color maps. He also doesn't go into a large amount of detail. This scope makes it a lot easier to understand - while I understood battles that Erickson (in "The Road to Stalingrad") describes but I was confused about. Also, it's a good primer before jumping into "The 900 Days" by Salisbury.
Col.Glantz's another excellent book.......2002-03-01
Although the Leningrad encirclement and the battle around the city was one of the biggest tragedic drama in WW II. it has been a relatively neglected subject . Mr.Salisbury's book was the only one which sheded the light on this tragic human conflict in English speaking nations.Daivd Glantz's "900 days of terror "is the one which can be equalled to Mr. Salisbury's "the 900days"
Since I read "When titians clashed" , I 've become a fan of Col.Glantz's eastern front sagas . this one is somewhat less scholarly than his previous books (in particular ,the ones published from Frank Cass pub)however, It is suprisingly readable,informative and well-balanced.col Glantz also provides the OB of Soviet forces,exhaustive notes and valuable date on casualties.there are also many unpublished pictures and wonderful maps
I've heard that Col.Glantz's next book from Kansas university press would also be the one on the Battle of Leningrad. I hope it will be published soon.
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The Legacy of the Siege of Leningrad, 19411995: Myth, Memories, and Monuments
Lisa A. Kirschenbaum
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The siege of Leningrad constituted one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II, one that individuals and the state began to commemorate almost immediately. Official representations of â€~heroic Leningrad’ omitted and distorted a great deal. Nonetheless, survivors struggling to cope with painful memories often internalized, even if they did not completely accept, the state’s myths, and they often found their own uses for the state’s monuments. Tracing the overlap and interplay of individual memories and fifty years of Soviet mythmaking, the book contributes to understandings of both the power of Soviet identities and the de-legitimizing potential of the Soviet Union’s chief legitimizing myths. Because besieged Leningrad blurred the boundaries between the largely male battlefront and the predominantly female home front, it offers a unique vantage point for a study of the gendered dimensions of the war experience, urban space, individual memory, and public commemoration.
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Title: The Battle of Leningrad, 1941-1944.(Book Review)
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In August 1955, the mutilated body of Emmett Till -- a fourteen-year-old black Chicago youth -- was pulled from Mississippi's Tallahatchie River. Abducted, severely beaten, and finally thrown into the river with a weight fastened around his neck with barbed wire, Till, an eighth-grader, was killed for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The nation was horrified by Till's death. When the all-white, all-male jury hastily acquitted the two white defendants, the outcry reached a frenzied pitch -- spurring a fury that would prove critical in the mobilization of black resistance to white racism in the Deep South.
In this sensitive inquiry, historian Stephen J. Whitfield probes Till's death; its ideological roots; the potent myths concerning race, sexuality, and violence; and the incident's enduring effects on American national life. As he recreates the trial, its participants, and the social structure of the Delta, Whitfield examines how white rural Mississippians actually tried "two of their own." Though they were acquitted, these same defendants were soon being ostracized by their own neighbors, and within four months of Till's death, Southern blacks were staging the historic Montgomery bus boycott -- the first major battle in the coming war against racial injustice that would lead to the passage of civil rights legislation a decade later.
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Great Historical Perspective.......2000-01-15
Not only did this book provide great in-depth details of the Till murder, but it also provided a great narrative on how the murder affected and possibly jump started the civil rights movement. I'll rate it 4 out of 5 stars...
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If a Lion Could Talk: How Animals Think
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The study of animal intelligence has developed enormously over the last decade. Herons `fish' using twigs as bait, monkeys add and subtract, dolphins hunt in groups to outwit prey, ravens solve complex puzzles. Steering clear of sentimental attempts to equate animals with humans, Stephen Budiansky shows us how superbly well-adapted animal `intelligence' is for the survival of animals - large and small, wild and domestic - in the evolutionary contest. We can thus learn a true respect for their remarkable evolutionary heritage on Earth.
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