Images of Kursk : History's Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943

by Nikolas Cornish

Images of History's Greatest Tank Battle

Genres: History, Military Fiction, War, World War II

1 pages, Hardcover

First published August 27, 2002

Reviews

[Joe Krakovsky]

I have read so many books by ex-German generals about why they lost the war (it was Hitler's fault) that it was refreshing to read something that sounded like the Soviet view. While it may not have been, it sure gave the Russians a lot of credit for taking back their territory. The book was mainly pictures and most were new to me so I enjoyed studying them. Two things that I carried away to share with those interested was how the Russians won the battle. They started learning from past mistakes, but they also viewed life cheap. They just kept sending in more and more guys (and dogs) till they swamped the Germans. The other thing was that the Germans did put up a pretty good fight. A German Tiger tank could knock out a dozen Soviet tanks or so, time after time and the Russians just kept on coming! To give an idea of the magnitude of the size of the battle, the Soviets could send in another 450 tanks in every skirmish and still not outright beat the Germans but rather whittle them down. Kursk was said to be the real turning point in the war on the Eastern Front. This book helps to explain why.

[Sleepy Boy]

Basic information, ok pictures, with some mistakes in the captions. Images of Kursk as a title misleads, its more about a general overview text than a focus on just pictures.