Kursk 1943 - The Northern Front

In the summer of 1943, recoiling from defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler conducted a limited objective offensive to eliminate the Soviet Kursk salient. Operating a classic pincer attack of the kind that succeeded during the 1942 Kharkov campaign he hoped that the resulting heavy losses inflicted on the Red Army would give the Wehrmacht time to recover its strength. However, the Soviet anticipation of the attack led to extensive losses on both sides as Soviet anti-tank mines and fierce fighting pushed the Germans back, liberating the German-held Orel in the process. Focusing on the northern front of the battle with Generaloberst Walter Model's forces pitted against General Rokossovsky's Central Front between 5 July and 18 August, this volume will explore both the German offensive and the Soviet counteroffensive. Using documents from both sides, extensive photographs - both contemporary and modern, maps and bird's-eye-views this title will shed new light on this often ignored part of the battle.

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• Authors: Robert Forczyk, Forczyk Robert, Steve Noon
• Assisted by: Howard Gerrard (Illustration), Gerrard Howard (Illustration), Steve Noon (Illustration), Steve (Illustrator) Noon (Illustration), Noon Steve (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.09.2014
• EAN: 9781782008194
• ISBN: 978-1-78200-819-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Campaign series; Campaign; Campaign; Campaign series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, Second World War, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, History and Archaeology, USSR, Soviet Union, Battles and campaigns