Retreat from Leningrad: Army Group North 1944-1945 (Schiffer Military History Book)

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Summary: "Retreat From Leningrad" Overall a Solid Book
Review: "Retreat from Leningrad" is an excellent compilation of recollections from German Army staffers associated with Army Group North during the latter stages of the Eastern Front defensive operations. The footnotes and editor's comments provide useful springboards for additional research for readers interested in more information.The only things that mar this book include sometimes wooden translations from the original German into the book's English text, no photographs, and crude, computer generated maps. Overall, it is still worth buying for anyone who wants details not found elsewhere on this part of the Russian/German epic struggle in WWII.

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Summary: Very good account of this theater of operations 1944-1945
Review: Retreat from Leningrad focuses on Army Group North's operations post 1943. Most books geared towards the activities of Army Group North deal with the siege of Leningrad and not the savage battles in Army Group North's withdrawl. This book focuses on these battles. The majority of information obtained comes from staffers and Officers assigned to the Army Group. The book is filled with general information on every battle in this Army Groups sector 44-45. It provides the eastern front "nut" with new information and opens some fertile territory for additional research. Recomended for any armchair general with a strong intrest in the eastern front.