{"product_id":"9781838938338","title":"Kyiv","description":"Author: Hurley, Graham\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781838938338\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 416 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'Historical fiction of a high order' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'Original and compelling... The fear enveloping Kyiv as the Soviets flee radiates from every page' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Sunday 22nd June 1941 at 03.05, three-and-a-half million Axis troops burst into the Soviet Union along a 1,800-mile front to launch Operation Barbarossa. The southern thrust of the attack was aimed at the Caucuses and the oil fields beyond. Kyiv was the biggest city to stand in their way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin six weeks, the city was under siege. Surrounded by Panzers, bombed and shelled day and night, Soviet Commissar Nikita Krushchev was amongst the senior Soviet officials co-ordinating the defence. Amid his cadre of trusted personnel is British defector Bella Menzies, once with MI5, now with the NKVD, the Soviet secret police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the fall of the city inevitable, the Soviets plan a bloody war of terror that will extort a higher toll on the city's inhabitants than the invaders. As the noose tightens, Bella finds herself trapped, hunted by both the Russians and the Germans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the local saying has it- life is dangerous     no one survives it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631847133342,"sku":"UBD-9781838938338","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781838938338.jpg?v=1774310140","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781838938338","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}