Product Description

This is the story of one of Second World War's most harrowing episodes. The 890 day siege of the Soviet Union's second city has come to epitomise the misery, suffering and savagery of the war on the Eastern Front. The city was not finally liberated by Soviet troops until 19th January 1944 - by that time 600,000 of its citizens had starved to death and 200,000 more had perished in the bombing. This is a brand new episode from the landmark television series 'Battlefield'. Featuring fascinating archive footage from all over the world the programme includes a review of the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics and the story of the battle itself. Vivid graphics place the battle into the context of the war as a whole.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44499 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-02-16
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, Colour, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 100 minutes

Synopsis
For almost 2 and a half years Leningrad was under seige from the German army during which time over 800,000 people had died. This documentary covers this seige; one of the most harrowing episodes of the Second World War using computer graphics and archive footage.