To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941-42

A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material.

Prit Buttar is an established expert on the Eastern Front in 20th century military history. His previous books include the critically acclaimed Battleground Prussia: The Assault on Germany’s Eastern Front 1944-45 (Osprey, 2010) and Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (Osprey, 2013). His most recent publication was The Reckoning: The Defeat of Army Group South, 1944. His books have been translated into Polish, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Italian, Hungarian and Chinese. Prit originally studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. He latterly worked as a General Practitioner for several years. He now writes exclusively from his home in rural Scotland where he can also indulge his hobbies for wildlife and astro photography.