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Product Identifiers

PublisherHi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.

ISBN-100752480561

ISBN-139780752480565

eBay Product ID (ePID)150598287

Product Key Features

Book TitleKursk 1943

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / World War II, Military / General

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorMark Healy

Book SeriesBattle Story Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight10.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width4.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal940.5/421/735

SynopsisOperation Zitadelle - the attempt to eliminate the Kursk salient - was the last German offensive on the Eastern Front and the greatest tank battle in history. If you truly want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story. Detailed profiles of the leaders, tactics and equipment. Rare photographs place you in the centre of the unfolding action. Diary extracts and quotes give you a soldier's eye-view of the battle. Orders of battle show the composition of the opposing armies. Packed with fact boxes, this short introduction is the perfect way to explore this important battle., A clear, concise account of those dramatic days in 1943, supported by a timeline of events and orders of battle, and illustrated with more than 50 photographs In July 1943, Hitler launched Operation Zitadelle, the last German offensive on the Eastern Front. It was an attempt to shorten the German lines by eliminating the Kursk salient--created after their defeat at Stalingrad--and was designed to result in the encirclement of the Red Army. In reality the German tanks came up against impenetrable Russian defenses: minefields, artillery, and anti-tank emplacements, spread through lines 250km deep and manned by Russian troops whose actions often verged on the suicidal. The greatest tank battle in history, Kursk assured the Nazis' defeat and was "the swan song of the German tank arm." Involving more than 9000 tanks, 5000 aircraft, 35,000 guns and mortars, and 2,700,000 troops (of whom 230,000 became casualties), the Battle of Kursk was a conflict whose scale and barbarity eclipsed all other clashes in Europe., Operation Zitadelle - the attempt to eliminate the Kursk salient - was the last German offensive on the Eastern Front and the greatest tank battle in history. If you truly want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story.Detailed profiles of the leaders, tactics and equipmentRare photographs place you in the centre of the unfolding actionDiary extracts and quotes give you a soldier's eye-view of the battleOrders of battle show the composition of the opposing armiesPacked with fact boxes, this short introduction is the perfect way to explore this important battleMARK HEALY is the author of several books including Midway 1942, The Tiger Tank Story and The Ancient Assyrians, and produced the best-selling video series Die Deutschen Panzer. He wrote the best-selling Zitadelle: The German Offensive against the Kursk Salient 14-17 July 1943. He lives in Dorset.

LC Classification NumberD764.3.K8