In this riveting; character-driven history; one of our most respected historians traces the diseases in the public mind—the distortions of reality—that destroyed George Washington's vision of a united America and inflicted the tragedy that still divide's the nation's soul.
#211182 in Books Da Capo Press 2003-09-18 2003-09-18Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.13 x 1.50 x 6.13l; 1.71 #File Name: 0306812983650 pagesGreat product!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Salisbury wrote the great book; along with Bernard Fall on VietnamBy batteryBobSalisbury wrote the great book; along with Bernard Fall on Vietnam; so this is recommended by A.L. Rowse and I trust his taste.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. St. Petersburg/LeningradBy NeverMindAnother combination of personal stories of survivors and the people who died. Plus major compilation of statistics about rations; shortages of fuel; deaths from bombings and death from cold and starvation. Add to this the logistics of a frozen city attempting to deal with the multitude of civilian corpses while under siege by the German Army.The book also looks at Stalin's utter denial of the situation; even after the situation with Germany knocked upon his door. Ill prepared is one thing; unprepared is tragedy on a large scale. Pay special note of how Stalin respected his experienced Generals.I read this book as part of my personal journey to understand the incredible Concept of War. Napoleon is next. Then Genghis Khan if I can find a decent history of that time. I need to read much more about WWI as well. Strategy intrigues me; and lack of strategy intrigues me even more. Guess I'm still trying to discover what Vietnam was all about. I'm afraid the answer is "nothing". But that is still so painful to think about.Well; back to my 900 Days review: I would have liked much better maps. I have better maps of Middle Earth!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The 900 Days siege of LeninburgBy Freddy FrustrateI always hated history but this book is written like a novel. It is one of the very best I've ever read; especially when you consider it deals with a segment of WW II that few of us really knew about. It is extraordinarily well documented with facts to support every conclusion the author reaches.There are sections that are very tough to read; detailing what actually took place in Leningrad specially during that first winter of the war. These same sections are what prove that this tragedy can actually dwarf those at Hiroshima and the Warsaw ghetto.It has given me a much better respect for the Russian people who survived that horrible period - considering both the effort of the Germans to bomb and starve them as well as their own dictator and his cronies who were almost completely inept.
