Peter Dennis (2) (1950–)

Though, in part, this booklet reads with all the grace of a staff report, it appears to be the best account of this siege from a tactical perspective that you're likely read in English. Apart from that, Forczyk does a good job of demonstrating that neither side really had the manpower, or the logistical resources, to be fighting this battle; not that this prevented Hitler or Stalin from throwing away resources that could have been better spent elsewhere. As Forczyk also notes, if this particular fight is remembered for anything, it is for being the first German effort to conduct the resupply of an isolated garrison by air; the lesson that should have been learned that it was a barely adequate solution and the real answer was to quit on a failing operation before it was too late.… (meer)