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Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning points It includes the Battle of Kursk with a special focus on the notorious 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" AUTHOR: George M. Nipe Jr. is an internationally recognized expert on the Eastern Front. He has written for WWII History magazine. ILLUSTRATIONS: 100 b/w photographs
| List of Maps | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Terminology and Abbreviations | p. xxv |
| Heeresgruppe Süd and Armee-Abteilung Hollidt: Retreat and Recovery in the Ukraine | p. 1 |
| From Prochorovka to the Mius: III. Panzerkorps and II. SS Panzerkorps | p. 19 |
| 6. Armee Stands Fast | p. 95 |
| A Strategy of Deception | p. 169 |
| 6. Armee Strikes Back | p. 183 |
| The First Day | p. 201 |
| Deadlock | p. 237 |
| The Decisive Day: 1 August | p. 267 |
| The Destruction of the Bridgehead | p. 321 |
| The Battles for Bogodukhov | p. 337 |
| The Counterattack of III. Panzerkorps | p. 373 |
| Aftermath: 6. Armee Retreats from the Mius | p. 441 |
| Conclusions and Review | p. 473 |
| A Soviet Tank Army as Established during Early 1943 | p. 505 |
| Typical Organization of Soviet Tank Corps in the Summer of 1943 | p. 507 |
| Tank Strength of II. SS-Panzerkorps during the Battle of Kursk | p. 509 |
| Order of Battle of III. Panzerkorps, August 1943 | p. 511 |
| Organization of 3. SS-Panzer-Division Totenkopf in the Summer of 1943 | p. 513 |
| Soviet Order of Battle for Operation "Rumyantsev" | p. 515 |
| Waffen SS Ranks and U.S. Army Equivalent Ranks | p. 517 |
| Notes | p. 519 |
| Bibliography | p. 533 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 539 |
| Index | p. 541 |
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ISBN: 9780811711623
ISBN-10: 0811711625
Series: Stackpole Military History
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 592
Published: 1st August 2012
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 15.2
x 3.8
Weight (kg): 0.998
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