| 1 | Not until January 1943 did the Germans give up their siege. | |
| 2 | It is the stress of a people living in a city under siege. | |
| 3 | Those in the cities would not attack the tents of the besiegers. | |
| 4 | He describes how this gorgeous stone and knotty-wood building suffered a direct hit in the siege. | |
| 5 | During the siege, we were lucky if we had any food, electricity or even water. |