Thunder At Prokhorovka
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Thunder At Prokhorovka
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Author : David Schranck
language : en
Publisher: Helion and Company
Release Date : 2014-01-19
Thunder At Prokhorovka written by David Schranck and has been published by Helion and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-19 with History categories.
After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it. Operation Citadel was the intended means to fulfill that objective. If successful, a number of Soviet armies would be destroyed and the front line shortened, allowing for a better disposition of troops and a chance to rebuild Germany's exhausted reserves. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the operational events on both salients. It also includes critical analysis of both sides that points out errors of judgment or application that collectively had an important impact on campaign results. The book is highly annotated to give the reader additional sources to study and to provide additional perspectives to gain as complete an understanding of this critical campaign as possible. Besides an extensive text, the book's key strength is its mapping - 32 full-page color maps are accompanied by 7 large foldout sheets of maps, also in color. Together these specially commissioned maps provide a remarkably detailed guide to the combat operations. Thunder at Prokhorovka is destined to become an important reference to the Battle of Kursk.
Battle Of Prokhorovka
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Author : Christopher A. Lawrence
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06
Battle Of Prokhorovka written by Christopher A. Lawrence and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06 with History categories.
The Battle of Kursk was one of the defining moments of World War II. In July 1943, German forces launched a massive attack. The resulting clash of tanks at Prokhorovka was the largest armor battle in history. The battle marked a turning point on the Eastern Front; the Red Army gained the strategic initiative and would not lose it.
Race To Bastogne
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Author : David Schranck
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-08-09
Race To Bastogne written by David Schranck and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-09 with History categories.
Military history buffs who just can't get enough of the drama, detail, and strategy that took place during World War II have found the source that may sate their appetite. David Schranck's exhaustive and captivating book is an operational summary of the Ardennes Offensive, more commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge. He begins by providing a prehistory of the war that includes the preparations leading up to the campaign and ends with coverage of the battle's overall strategy and its outcome's impact on the rest of the war. Schranck passionately recounts the daily events and routines that soldiers on both sides endured and includes unflinching officer profiles and detailed analyses of large and small tactical decisions that influenced the battle's end result, revealing the intensity and determination of everyone involved. Race to Bastogne highlights the key events of the WWII's largest and costliest battle for the United States and the extreme heroism each side displayed attempting to defeat its enemy with only one goal in mind—victory.
Bloody Red Storm Rising I
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Author : Andrew McGregor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05
Bloody Red Storm Rising I written by Andrew McGregor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05 with categories.
July 1943: Eastern Front Operation Citadel With the successful completion of the third battle of Kharkov, the city and neighbouring Belgorod once again fall into German hands creating a large salient in the Eastern Front lines, the Red Army facing German forces on three sides, in the centre of the defensive ring...the city of Kursk. Attacking and eliminating the salient will not only shorten the German line and free up reserves, but also show the world that the Wehrmacht and SS units have regained the initiative from the setback of Stalingrad, the Red Army pushed completely onto the defensive with morale crumbling...the crushing defeat earlier in the year would mean nothing. Delays ensue, the initial date of operations is finally established in July...three months late. Panzer reserves are bolstered with new tanks and assault guns filling the valuable rail space to head east. The Luftwaffe is strengthened, receiving fresh machines and new 'tank killing' aircraft, flying and land artillery are to be concentrated along the main routes of attack to obliterate any defences...the Germans are to throw virtually everything into one last offensive to 'decide it all'. The Red Army has not squandered the time...the enemy procrastination and incompetence proving to be an unexpected gift. The defences are dug in depth, thousands of the population digging emplacements, tank ditches and placing further obstacles, generating killing grounds for the advancing fascists. The Panzer storm is finally unleashed...the Germans attacking to the south and north of the salient, keen to breakthrough to Kursk and trap thousands of Russian soldiers with their equipment...Blitzkrieg and superior German tactics would provide victory, just as they had in 1941. But this is a different Russian adversary from 1941...stubborn and resilient with hundreds of miles of deep defences, updated equipment and leadership. Blitzkrieg simply does not happen...instead a gradual grinding forward in the south and virtually no progress in the north...lightning war now replaced with bitter attrition. The days pass...an urgent breakthrough required as the Germans face fresh divisions each time they believe defences have been overcome, a widespread failure to rout the communist soldiers beginning to hang heavily in the minds of the average trooper. The Luftwaffe reports of enemy reserves moving up from the east...indicating any precious time for victory may be shortening. The Panzers are beginning to struggle, the challenges increasing... But an opportunity seems to be finally presenting itself in the centre of the southern advance...the SS Panzer Divisions believing they are about to break through the last Russian line, open country perhaps beyond and a last grasp for victory. The tank crews follow routes indicating their advance across their worn maps, a town of little significance nearby...Prokhorovka. Leutnant Hausser and his squad return in the Hanomags of Grossdeutschland, desperate to assist the neighbouring Third Panzer Division to break through from the south, the two heavily defended hills of 243 and 247 of great significance ahead and barring their path. Once this mission to clear the left flank is achieved, the SS Panzers can be unleashed once more... The desperate fight for survival continues, but with one exception...the Russians are no longer the only enemy to face...the Americans and British are now landing in Sicily. Time is running out... The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. All three works from the author's World War 2 Series concentrating on Stalingrad have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined.
Thunder In The East
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Author : Evan Mawdsley
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-19
Thunder In The East written by Evan Mawdsley and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-19 with History categories.
Thunder in the East, originally published in 2005, is widely regarded as the best short history of the entire Nazi-Soviet military conflict. It tells the story from the pre-war expectations of Hitler and Stalin, through the pivotal battles deep in Russia in 1942-43, and on to the huge Soviet offensives across Eastern Europe in 1944-45. This final 'march of liberation' destroyed the Third Reich and set Europe's history for the next 45 years. The book provides penetrating answers to vital questions: Why did the war in the East develop as it did? Why did Hitler's Wehrmacht lose? Why did the Red Army win, and why did the people of Soviet Russia pay such a high price for victory? The first edition took advantage of the flood of new sources that followed the end of the Soviet era. This second edition takes account of what has been written over the last decade; the Nazi-Soviet war, in all its aspects, has continued to be the subject of extensive and innovative research and heated controversy.
Kursk
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Author : Christopher A. Lawrence
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Kursk written by Christopher A. Lawrence and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Kursk, Battle of, Russia, 1943 categories.
Rolling Thunder
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Author : Philip Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-11-14
Rolling Thunder written by Philip Kaplan and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-14 with History categories.
The tank is such a characteristic feature of modern warfare that its difficult to imagine a time when its presence wasn't felt on the battlefield in some form or another. Rolling Thunder, from eminent historian and author Philip Kaplan, traces the history of the vehicle from its developmental early days on the battlefields of the Great War, to modern-day uses and innovations in response to the growing demands of twenty-first century warfare.Featured in this volume are images of some of the most highly regarded and imposing types, such as the Chrysler-built Grant, the Skoda-built Hungarian Turan and the M-26 Pershing tank, employed so extensively during the Korean War. Tanks employed during the battles of Barbarossa, El Alamein, Kursk and Ardennes all feature, their histories depicted in words and images.From the battlefields of the Great War to modern-day theaters such as Iraq and Afghanistan, the history of this impressive war machine is tracked in detail.
The Battle Of Kursk
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Author : Valeriy Zamulin
language : en
Publisher: Helion and Company
Release Date : 2017-07-27
The Battle Of Kursk written by Valeriy Zamulin and has been published by Helion and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-27 with History categories.
In this book, noted historian of the Battle of Kursk Valeriy Zamulin, the author of multiple Russian-language books on the Battle of Kursk and Destroying the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943: An Operational Narrative takes a fresh look at several controversial and neglected topics regarding the battle and its run-up. He starts with a detailed look at the Soviet and Russian historiography on the battle, showing how initially promising research was swamped by Party dogma and censorship during the Brezhnev area, before being resumed with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Zamulin then transitions to discussions of how the southern shoulder of the Kursk bulge was formed, preparations for the battle on both sides, and the size and composition of Model’s Ninth Army. He then examines such controversial topics as whether or not the II SS Panzer Corps was aware of the pending Soviet counterattack at Prokhorovka, and the effectiveness of the Soviet preemptive barrage that struck the German troops that were poised to attack. Zamulin also discusses whether or not General Vatutin, the Commander-in-Chief of Voronezh Front, erred when arranging his defenses. Zamulin also takes a look at how the myth of 1,500 tanks colliding on a narrow strip of farm fields became perpetuated in Soviet and foreign history books, when in fact it was impossible for the 5th Guards Tank Army’s tanks to attack in massive wave after wave due to the constrictions of the terrain. Zamulin also reveals incidents of the battle that were long kept “behind the curtain” by Soviet censorship. For example, the 183rd Rifle Division defending the Prokhorovka axis was repeatedly struck by friendly aircraft, and a Soviet tank counterattack overran the positions of one of its battalions. Zamulin discusses other cases of fratricide in the Voronezh Front, including the death of one of the 1st Tank Army’s foremost tank commanders in a friendly fire incident. In the process, he reveals that a wave of suicides swept through the junior command staff of the 5th Guards Tank Army immediately prior to the famous counteroffensive on 12 July 1943. All in all, Valeriy Zamulin with this collection of essays and articles, two of which have been reprinted from the Journal of Slavic Military History, makes a new contribution to our knowledge and understanding of this pivotal, epochal battle of the Second World War.
Kursk 1943
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Author : Robert Forczyk
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-21
Kursk 1943 written by Robert Forczyk and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-21 with History categories.
Mauled at Stalingrad, the German army looked to regain the initiative on the Eastern Front with a huge offensive launched near the city of Kursk, 280 miles south-west of Moscow. Armed with the new Panther tank, Hitler and Field Marshal von Manstein were confident that they could inflict another crushing defeat on the Soviet Union. What they did not know is that the Soviets knew about the coming attack, and they were ready. This book focuses on the southern front of this campaign, which featured one of the biggest clash of armour of the warin the battle of Prokhorovka which involved over a thousand tanks. It examines in detail the tactics and mistakes of the army commanders as they orchestrated one of the bloodiest battles in World War II. Using campaign maps, stunning photographs and vivid artwork, this new study, a companion to Campaign 272 Kursk 1943: The Northern Front, examines whether that the German offensive was doomed from the start as it takes the reader through this titanic clash of armour.
Aces At Kursk
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Author : Christopher A Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2024-07-25
Aces At Kursk written by Christopher A Lawrence and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-25 with History categories.
The Battle of Kursk in July 1943 is known for being the largest tank battle in history. A Russian victory, it marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and set the scene for the Soviet successes that followed. While many have focused on the tank engagements, especially the Battle of Prokhorovka, there was an intense air battle going on overhead that was bigger than the Battle of Britain. As part of the German offensive, the Luftwaffe’s VIII Air Corps deployed around 1,100 aircraft in the south alone, while the opposing Soviet Second and Seventeenth air armies initially deployed over 1,600 aircraft. There was a similar effort surrounding the German attack in the north. The battle in the south began with a Soviet air strike on German airfields and a fight for control of the air that continued throughout the day across the front. On the first day of the battle, 5 July 1943, the Germans flew at least 2,387 sorties in the south while the two Soviet air armies flew 1,688 sorties. That first day of battle resulted in 19 to 27 German planes and 189 Soviet aircraft shot down. This was an aerial engagement like no other ever seen before. Involved on the German side were the 52nd and 3rd Fighter Wings. The 52nd Fighter Wing was the most accomplished fighter wing in history and many of its top aces were involved in the combats over the Kursk battlefield. These included Walter Krupinski (197 claimed kills in the war), Günther Rall, the third highest scoring ace in history (275 claimed kills), and the highest scoring ace in history, Erich Hartmann (352 claimed kills). Opposing them were what were to become three of the top five Soviet aces: Kirill Yevstigneyev (53 claimed kills), Nikolai Gulayev (55 claimed kills) and the top scoring Allied ace of the war, Ivan Kozhedub (62 claimed kills). This was indeed the battle of the aces. But there was also the massive ground attack effort by both sides, including the Junkers Ju 87 Stuka fitted with 37mm anti-tank guns flown by the man who would become most decorated soldier of the Third Reich, Hans-Ulrich Rudel. The aerial battle involved hundreds of Soviet Sturmoviks, or IL-2s, Stalin’s armored ground attack plane. The battle featured the famous attack by Luftwaffe Hs-129s and Fw-190s on Soviet armor on 8 July 1943. Aces at Kursk is not just a war story, but a revealing investigation that analyses the entire air battle that turned the tide of the war on the Eastern Front.