Kursk - The Greatest Battle

A monumental, enthralling work charting the greatest land battle of all time which changed the course of World War Two, by a highly regarded military expert 5th July 1943: the greatest land battle of all time began around the town of Kursk in Russia. This epic confrontation between German and Soviet forces was one of the most important military engagements in history and epitomised 'total war'.It was also one of the most bloody, characterised by hideous excess and outrageous atrocities. The battle concluded with Germany having incurred nearly three million dead and the Soviet Union a staggering ten million. It was a monumental and decisive encounter of breathtaking intensity which became a turning point, not only on the Eastern Front, but in the Second World War as a whole. Using the very latest available archival material including the testimonies of veterans and providing strategic perspective alongside personal stories of front line fighting, Lloyd Clark has written a lucid, enthralling and heart-stopping account of this incredible battle.

About the author

Lloyd Clark is a senior academic in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Professorial Research Fellow in War Studies, Humanities Research Institute, University of Buckingham. He is the author of several books, including Anzio: The Friction of War and Arnhem: The Greatest Airborne Battle in History, has contributed to numerous others and lectures on military history all over the world. He is a frequent guide to battlefields on four continents and often works on radio and television as both historical adviser and interviewee. He lives in rural Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.

Summary

A monumental, enthralling work charting the greatest land battle of all time which changed the course of World War Two, by a highly regarded military expert.

Product details

• Authors: Lloyd Clark, Clark Lloyd
• Publisher: Review Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.05.2012
• EAN: 9780755336395
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-3639-5
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; History: specific events & topics, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Military vehicles, Second World War, HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History: specific events and topics, Modern warfare, USSR, Soviet Union, Battles and campaigns, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era