Will Fowler KURSK THE VITAL 24 HOURS First Edition
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Will Fowler KURSK THE VITAL 24 HOURS First Edition
First edition, first print hardback of KURSK: THE VITAL 24 HOURS by Will Fowler and published by Spellmount Ltd./ Amber Books, Kent, in 2005.The book is in very good condition (Clean illustrated glossy boards with yellow & white lettering on spine and front), with only minor wear to the illustrated dust jacket which is not price clipped (light creasing to the edges). Internally, the pages are clean and tight and there are no tears and no inscriptions.
Will Fowler has worked in journalism and publishing since 1972, specialising in military history. He was Army editor of the British forces magazine Defence from 1983-90. He has written more than 15 books including Stalingrad: The Vital 7 Days. He served with the 7th Armoured Brigade in the Gulf War.
"In the early summer of 1942, following the German defeat at Stalingrad and the inconclusive battle at Kharkov, Hitler sought a decisive battle that would turn the struggle on the Eastern Front in the German's favour. Large numbers of the newly-designed Panther and Tiger tanks were rolling off the production lines, and Hitler was convinced that, with appropriate numbers, German armour could turn the tide against the advancing Soviets on the Eastern Front. Despite the reservations of his leading generals, Hitler was determined this offensive take place.
On the 5th July 1943, the Wehrmacht launched Operation Citadel. Attacking with a force of 3000 tanks and assault guns, the Germans faced a well-dug in force of more than 3900 Soviet tanks, with another 1500 tanks in reserve. The tanks advanced with as many as 50 packed together per kilometre of line. What followed was the largest tank battle the world has ever seen, with heavy casualties on both sides in this titanic clash of arms.
On the 11th July, three SS divisions - Totenkopf, Das Reich and Liebstandarte - attempted to break through the Soviet lines at the village of Prokhorovka and so unhinge the Soviet defensive position. Facing them were newly deployed Fifth Guards Tanks Army. The battle raged all day, with German attack followed by Soviet counterattack. By nightfall the Germans had lost more than 300 tanks and the Fifth Guards Tanks Army 50 percent of their strength. Despite the heavy losses, the Soviet defenders had achieved their aim: the German attack had been halted and the initiative lost.
With first-hand accounts from both sides, vivid photographs, and specially commissioned maps of the combat zones, Kursk: The Vital 24 Hours is a comprehensive examination of the decisive failure of the German's last large-scale offensive on the Eastern Front."
Contents includes; Armoured Anvil; Unternehmen Zitadelle the North; Unternehmen Zitadelle the South; Prokhorovka: the Great Tank Battle; Air Power; Husky Intervenes; Appendices; Bibliography and Index.
Large format 0.8 x 8.7 x 10.8" tall.192 pages. Illustrated with black & white and colour photographs throughout.
ISBN: 1 86227 297 2
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