Kursk, 1943 - The Tide Turns in the East

Informationen zum Autor Mark Healy is the author of several military history titles on World War II and on ancient military history, including Panzerwaffe: The Campaigns in the West 1940, Midway 1942 , Cannae 216 BC , and The Warriors of the Old Testament . He was responsible for the best-selling video series for Chronos films released in the 1990s on German armour called 'Die Deutschen Panzer' and the follow-up series on the Luftwaffe and the U-Boat arm. He is a keen military modeller. Klappentext In the summer of 1943 the German army stood poised for a major offensive. The attack was aimed at the Kursk salient, which the Germans intended to isolate, trapping large numbers of Russian troops and paving the way for the decisive campaign to knock the Soviet Union out of the war. By the time of the attack, the Russians had turned the salient into a mass of defensive positions. In the following decisive clash, the Soviets bled Germany's vital Panzer forces white and finally took the initiative. The counter-offensive which followed began an advance that would end in the ruins of Berlin. Zusammenfassung Illustrated throughout, a focused examination of the German army's attempt at hemming in the Soviets. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Origins of the Battle The Opposing Commanders The Opposing Armies Opposing Plans and Preparations The Battle of Kursk The Aftermath The Chronology A Guide to Further Reading Wargaming Kursk

Product details

• Authors: Mark Healy, Healy Mark
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.05.1992
• EAN: 9781855322110
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-211-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Campaign series; Osprey Military Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Military Campaign S.; Campaign series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Europe, Eastern Europe, European History, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, War and defence operations, Land forces and warfare