In this instalment of our Battleground '44 series, the subject of discussion is the epic 872 day long siege on Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg), where hundreds of thousands of civilians perished, and starvation led to some residents resorting to cannibalism. To delve deeper into the story of this horrific and bloody siege, Patrick speaks to Anna Reid, author of the book Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II: 1941-1944.
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76. Post War Reparations
75. The war comes to Moscow
74. Putin's Prisoner: Life in Captivity
73. Ramping up Ukraine's counteroffensive
72. Putin's Prisoner: Inside the Siege of Mariupol
71. Cluster Munitions, the Kerch Bridge, and Insubordination
70. Countering Disinformation
69. Tensions between NATO and Kyiv?
68. 'People like me'
67. Putin's Propaganda
66. The Ukrainian Spirit
65. What next for Putin & Prigozhin?
64. Putin's Paranoia
63. Emergency Podcast - Wagner Mutiny
62. Sabotage Attacks
61. 'As heavy as warfare gets'
60. The Opening Phase
59. An 'Improvised Nuclear Device'
58. Dam Disaster
57. A Series of Operations
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