Books about Operation Citadel

Last Citadel: A Novel of the Battle of Kursk By David L. Robbins Bantam Released: 2004-04-27 Mass Market Paperback (560 pages) List Price: $7.99* Lowest New Price: $4.98* Lowest Used Price: $0.94* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here

Citadel: The Battle of Kursk By Robin Cross Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Hardcover (256 pages) Lowest New Price: $22.00* Lowest Used Price: $1.59* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This volume is an in-depth study of the largest battle of World War II. In two weeks in July 1943 the German army suffered its greatest defeat. The battle of Stalingrad had resulted in stalemate. Hitler ordered all his armour one the Eastern Front to destroy the Russians at Kursk. In what is regarded as the greatest battle ever fought, the Russian army was victorious. It was a crucial turning point in the war.

Thunder at Prokhorovka: A Combat History of Operation Citadel, Kursk, July 1943 By David Schranck Helion and Company Hardcover (612 pages) List Price: $79.95* Lowest New Price: $34.99* Lowest Used Price: $9.98* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Product Description: 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.

Citadel: The Battle of Kursk By Robin Cross Barnes & Noble Hardcover Lowest New Price: $7.00* Lowest Used Price: $2.00* Usually ships in 1-2 business days* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Product Description: A bright fine hardback with no wear or markigns to book or jacket.

The Battle of Kursk (Modern War Studies) By David M. Glantz Brand: University Press of Kansas Hardcover (472 pages) List Price: $34.95* Lowest New Price: $13.92* Lowest Used Price: $5.18* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Used Book in Good Condition Product Description: Shrouded in obscurity and speculation for more than half a century, the Battle of Kursk finally gets its due in this dramatic retelling of the confrontation that marked the turning point of the war on the Eastern Front and brought Hitler's blitzkrieg to a halt. Glantz is founder and former director of the US Army's Foreign Military Studies Office. House is professor of history at Gordon College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Battle of Kursk: Operation Citadel 1943 By Robin Cross Penguin Global Released: 2005-05-16 Paperback (288 pages) List Price: $17.00* Lowest New Price: $28.50* Lowest Used Price: $1.80* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Product 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 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.

Citadel: The Battle of Kursk By Robin Cross Brand: Sarpedon Pub Hardcover List Price: $24.95* Lowest New Price: $61.12* Lowest Used Price: $2.98* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Used Book in Good Condition Product Description: Cross ( VE Day ) sets the scene for the mother of tank battles (6,000 machines) the German vs. Soviet epic on Hitler's Eastern Front in July 1943 with a discussion of operations to that time, the leadership of the two hands-on dictators, politics, production, personnel, tactics, strategy. Detailed description of one of the pivotal actions of WWII. Maps and photos. Published by Sarpedon Publishers, 166 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Kursk 1943: The tide turns in the East (Campaign) By Mark Healy Osprey Publishing Released: 1992-05-28 Paperback (96 pages) List Price: $21.95* Lowest New Price: $10.73* Lowest Used Price: $1.99* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here 9781855322110 Product Description: Osprey's examination of the Kursk campaign of World War II (1939-1945). 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.

Operation Citadel: Kursk and Orel : The Greatest Tank Battle of the Second World War By Janusz Piekakiewicz Brand: Presidio Pr Hardcover (288 pages) List Price: $25.00* Lowest New Price: $20.00* Lowest Used Price: $4.94* Usually ships in 1-2 business days* *(As of 23:59 Pacific 22 Apr 2018 More Info) Click Here Used Book in Good Condition Product Description: Uses excerpts from newspapers and war diaries to a major tank battle between German and Russian forces, and includes profiles of each side's leaders

Bloody Citadel: April-July 1943: The Road to Kursk (Bloodied Wehrmacht Book 6) By Andrew McGregor Released: 2017-03-16 Kindle Edition (340 pages)   Product Description: With the onset of the Russian Spring Rasputitsa or ‘muddy season’, the German assault to the north of Army Group South grinds to a halt having completed the objectives of recapturing Kharkov and Belgorod. The thaw of snow adds to logistical problems, wheeled and tracked vehicles virtually unable to move on all but tarmacked roads. The front line across Russia now virtually mirrors that of the previous year before the drive on Stalingrad, Von Manstein having stunned the Red Army with a dazzling counterstroke or ‘back hand’ offensive, destroying several Russian Armies and perhaps resetting the balance as enemy offensives are reluctantly cancelled. The Germans resupply, eager to maintain the initiative and drive further into the Soviet heartland. The Russians dig in, awaiting the next move of Axis forces, their own divisions heavily depleted and in need of resupply. ‘General Mud’ may have once again come to the rescue of the Red Army. Before the Germans lies a large salient with Kursk in the centre of the Russian defences…destroying this ‘bulge’ will not only shorten the front line sparing up desperately needed divisions, but may once again prove to be the decisive blow that finally finishes the ‘Russian Bear’, or at least cripples it. With British Intelligence breaking the German codes…the Russians may even be forewarned. Leutnant Hausser and a replenished squad, now attached to Grossdeutschland Division with Army Group South, will continue in a bitter struggle for survival as the Axis leadership deploy new tanks, assault guns, and ground attack aircraft for the forthcoming operation…factories in Germany now producing at a frantic rate to assemble the strongest force available. Virtually all armoured vehicles and aircraft on the Russian Front will be deployed for the coming offensive…on the Axis side, nearly 800,000 men and 5,200 tanks will attack, faced by just short of two million Soviet soldiers and a similar number of armoured vehicles…the Germans could muster approximately 2,200 aircraft against the Soviet 3,000. These were odds that would have favoured the Wehrmacht in the past, but this is 1943, approaching the third summer of campaigns in the east…opportunities have been squandered, some of the most experienced troops killed, the enemy more competent and with improved weaponry. The war is now turning ominously against the Axis states as heavy allied bombing begins to reap dividends and a deteriorating if not precarious situation in North Africa heads towards conclusion. More and more fighter aircraft are being transferred back to the Reich to protect industry. The clock of war is ticking and time may be running out…could this be the final throw of the dice in Russia? Time is short for a final victory…perhaps too short. The author aims to provide a thoroughly enjoyable and imaginative reading experience at an affordable price for the reader. The WW2 series is historically accurate, placing fictional characters in the maelstrom of war amongst accurate equipment and units. All three works from the author's World War 2 Stalingrad Series have achieved Best Seller status on Amazon in the UK and many more stories are outlined. Imagination is personal, free and to be cherished.