The Battle Of Kursk: Operation Citadel 1943 (Penguin Classic Military History S.) - Softcover

Cross, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014139109X ISBN 13: 9780141391090

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2002

Synopsis

Citadel was the code name for the German attack on Kursk in 1943 and marked the last major German offensive to be launched in the East. 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 Wehrmacht back over the Dneiper. Hitler had gambled on a single throw and lost. Kursk was the greatest clash of armoured forces in history and the decisive land battle of WW2.

About this title

Synopsis:

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 tatalizing 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 armoured forces in history, and the decisive land battle of World War II. This title examines what happened in Operation Citadel.

About the Author:

Robin Cross is a distinguished military historian and is the author of VE Day: Victory in Europe and The Bombers: Strategy and Tactics. He was the Consultant Editor of The Guinness Encyclopedia of Warfare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 014139109X
• ISBN 13: 9780141391090
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304