A good book about a great battle!
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This book, from the recognized Osprey Campaign series, is about the greatest tank battle ever. It tells the story from both sides of the front, being fair to both sides.
It includes a day-by-day account of the battle, as well as a detailed study of the equipment used by the two armies, and several OOB's and maps.
It also includes 3D maps and colour plates, along with quite a few pictures.In conclusion, it is a good book about the subject, and is recommended!
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A good introduction to Kursk
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This book should be everyone's first book on the Battle of Kursk, It gives an excellent overview of the battle which neatly separates the major engagements into their various locations. Sufficient detail is given to enable the reader to easily follow the moves of the major units involved, and understand the scale of the fighting. My only criticism is that (along with other books on Kursk), it tends to reinforce the concept of the 'Greatest Tank Battle on Earth', and ignores the enormous Infantry conflict.
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Not bad but needs an update
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This book was excellent in terms of its overview of the battle. It has excellent maps of the the individual parts of this battle. Also, the pictures and drawings are excellent. Unfortunately, this book needs to be updated because it refers to Zhukov several times as being undefeated in battle and from recently released information and publications we now know this assertion to be false. Zhukov's operation Mars was a huge military disater for the soviets and Zhukov's part in the planning of the battle was subsequently covered up(see Glantz, Operation Mars). Other than this imperfection, the book is a good source of the nuts and bolts of the battle.
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Accessible introduction to the greatest battle of WWII
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A fairly slim paperback with good photos, maps and illustrations. A good taster for military history, possibly aimed at those coming from war gaming or modelling. The prose is well organised but plodding. It suffers from the lack of a good Russian source for the battle. The technologically superior Germans keep advancing and it is not very clear why they lost the battle.
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