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Format:
Paperback / softback
Publication date:
19 September 2002
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ISBN:
1574885766
ISBN 13:
9781574885767
Images of Kursk
by
Nikolas Cornish
Features firsthand accounts from Russian and German soldiers and presents details on the air action
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Complete description
"Images of Kursk" is an illustrated account of a pivotal battle on the eastern front during World War II. At Kursk, the Germans threw 900,000 men and 2,500 tanks against more than 1 million soldiers and 3,000 tanks of the Red Army in a savage battle of attrition.Unlike many pictorial accounts of the war on the eastern front, "Images of Kursk" draws upon both German and Russian archive material. All the photographs of the Red Army at Kursk, moreover, are previously unpublished images. The book begins with the buildup of forces before the battle and then illustrates the offensive by two German army groups against the Kursk salient. The images convey the true scale, intensity, and horror of the fighting as the Germans tried in vain to batter their way through the Soviet defensive systems. A chapter is devoted to the climactic battle at the village of Prokhorovka, in which 1,000 tanks engaged each other furiously at point-blank range.With authoritative text and extended captions, "Images of Kursk" is an enthralling pictorial record of the battle that shifted the strategic initiative on the eastern front to the Red Army for good. Written in an informative yet exciting style, it will appeal to military specialists and laymen alike.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Brassey's Inc
City:
Dulles
Pages:
224
More info:
height 267 mm
width 197 mm
weight 771 gr
thickness 19 mm
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