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Battle of Kursk, The - Operation Citadel 1943

By: Chartwell Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Last Stocked on 7/23/2013

Product Info

Title
Battle of Kursk, The - Operation Citadel 1943
Publisher
Category
Author
Robin Cross
Publish Year
2002
Pages
288
Dimensions
5.25x8.5x.9"
NKG Part #
2147481026
Type
Softcover

Description

Citadel was the codename for the German attack on Kursk in 1943, and it was the last major German offensive to be launched in the east in an attempt to regain impetus after the battle of Stalingrad. However, the advantage had swung towards the Soviet forces and they never let it go. Following the Battle of Kursk, they not only seized the strategic initiative but also established an inexorably growing momentum which culminated in the fall of Berlin nearly two years later. The German thrusts were contained within tantalizing grasp of success, after which the Red Army delivered a series of crushing counterblows which drove the Wermacht back beyond the Dneiper. Hitler had gambled all on a single throw and had lost. Kursk was the greatest clash of armored forces in history, and the decisive land battle of World War II. This title examines what happened in Operation Citadel.