Leningrad

'Where the book stands out is in the portrait of ordinary life in extraordinary circumstances... Fluently written... the uniquely terrible experience of suffering, especially of 1941-2, is effectively described'

'Jones's book is set apart from other histories by his careful and judicious use of witness accounts'

'Detailed account of the 872-day siege of the Soviet Union's iconic city'

'A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit'