The Battle of Kursk : Hitler vs. the Red Army
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Namur :
Lemaitre Publishing,
2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | History Series
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- The Battle of Kursk
- Key information
- Introduction
- Political and social context
- The origins of the Second World War
- Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany and the USSR
- Operation Barbarossa
- Stalingrad, the symbol of the Great Patriotic War
- Commanders and leaders
- Erich von Manstein, German general
- Walter Model, German general
- Nicolai Fyodorovich Vatutin, Russian general
- Gueorgui Konstantinovitch Jukov, Russian general
- Analysis of the battle
- Preparations
- The clash of tanks
- The Soviet counter-attack
- The outcome of the battle: a field of blood and metal
- Repercussions of the battle
- One battle, two propagandas
- The Soviet steamroller
- The sacrifices of the USSR
- Summary
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