THE BATTLE OF KURSK
Book ID/图书代码： 13585014B68734
English Summary/英文概要： Immense in scope, ferocious in nature, and epic in consequence, the Battle of Kursk witnessed (at Prokhorovka) one of the largest tank engagements in world history and led to staggering losses--including nearly 200,000 Soviet and 50,000 German casualties within the first ten days of fighting. Going well beyond all previous accounts, David Glantz and Jonathan House now offer the definitive work on arguably the greatest battle of World War II.
Drawing on both German and Soviet sources, Glantz and House separate myth from fact to show what really happened at Kursk and how it affected the outcome of the war. Their access to newly released Soviet archival material adds unprecedented detail to what is known about this legendary conflict, enabling them to reconstruct events from both perspectives and describe combat down to the tactical level.
The Battle of Kursk takes readers behind Soviet lines for the first time to reveal what the Red Army knew about the plans for Hitler’s offensive (Operation Citadel), relive tank warfare and hand-to-hand combat, and tell how the tide of battle turned. Its vivid portrayals of fighting in all critical sectors places the famous tank battle in its proper context. Prokhorovka here is not a well-organized set piece but a confused series of engagements and hasty attacks, with each side committing its forces piecemeal.
Glantz and House’s fresh interpretations demolish many of the myths that suggest Hitler might have triumphed if Operation Citadel had been conducted differently. Theirs is the first account to provide accurate figures of combat strengths and losses, and it includes 32 maps that clarify troop and tank movements.
Shrouded in obscurity and speculation for more than half a century, the Battle of Kursk finally gets its due in this dramatic retelling of the confrontation that marked the turning point of the war on the Eastern front and brought Hitler’s blitzkrieg to a crashing halt.
This book is part of the Modern War Studies series.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一场规模宏大，旷日持久的残酷血战，在幅员辽阔的平原拉开序幕，库尔斯克会战(普罗霍罗夫卡战役①)见证了有史以来最为壮观的一场坦克战斗，这次对攻战役直接导致了巨大的损失，在最初的10天战斗中，有近20万的苏军和5万德军伤亡，远远超出了之前的统计数字。本书的作者David Glantz和Jonathan House 现在提供了一部，可以说是关于二战中最大的战役的权威著作。
①普罗霍夫卡坦克战，苏德战争库尔斯克会战中，1943年7月12日，苏沃罗涅日方面军的近卫坦克第5集团军，与德坦克第3军和党卫坦克军，在普罗霍夫卡相遇，双方共投入1200辆坦克，激战一整天，德军损失坦克400余辆，1万余名官兵被击毙。这是第二次世界大战中规模最大的一次坦克遭遇战。
根据苏德的消息来源，Glantz和House将虚构的部分从现实中剥离出来，向读者展示了在库尔斯克到底发生了什么，以及这场战役是如何影响到二战走向的。两位作者接触到最新公布的苏联档案材料，为这场充满着传奇色彩的坦克会战加入了前所为有的细节，从两个角度重构这起事件，并从战术层面描述这场会战。
《库尔斯克会战》首次带读者去发现苏联红军阵营对希特勒的夏季反攻计划(代号“堡垒”行动)的信息掌握多少，重现了当时怵目惊心的坦克战和肉搏实战，并让我们了解到战事最后的走向。本书生动地描述了这场著名坦克会战中，所有关键区域的激战情况。普罗霍夫卡坦克战并不是一场有序的事先布置好的战术，而是一连串混乱的交战和仓促的进攻，双方都是逐渐地在投入自己的兵力。
Glantz和House的全新诠释驳斥了许多关于，如果“堡垒”行动已不同的进攻战术推进的话，也许希特勒会扭转这场战局的虚妄之言。两位作者是首次向公众披露交战双方战斗力量和损失的精确数字的报告，包括32张说明部队和坦克移动的地图。
笼罩在半个世纪的晦涩和臆测中，《库尔斯克会战》最终在标志着东部战事转折点，以及让希特勒横扫整个欧洲大陆的‘闪电战’戛然而止的，这部重现了恢弘大气的军事战役中得到了应有的评价。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：A good read. Looks at the traditional approach to Kursk and provides another well-founded interpretation of the battle. -- Parameters
An outstanding work on one of the most significant battles of World War II. -- Journal of Military History
About the Author/作者介绍： David M Glantz is a former US Army intelligence specialist with a unique knowledge of the Russian army and Russian military history. His WHEN TITANS CLASHED is the standard single volume account of the war in Russia.
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