Kursk: The Air Battle, July 1943 - Hardcover

Christer Bergström

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1903223881 ISBN 13: 9781903223888

Publisher: Classic Publications, 2008

Synopsis

Compiled by one of the world's leading experts on the subject of the air war over the Eastern Front, Christer BergstrOm, Kursk: The Air Battle, is the third in a series of books covering the major phases of the air war in this theatre of operations. It will be required reading for all historians of the Luftwaffe during World War 2 and those with a specific interest in the Eastern Front in particular.The German 'Kursk' offensive, 'Operation Zitadelle,' was launched on 4 July 1943. Strong Soviet defence ensured that the Germans failed to make their planned breakthrough and, after three weeks, defence was turned to attack by the Soviets, as two counter-attacks saw the Red Army seize the initiative and ultimately force the Germans to retreat. During the month of August, Soviet forces recaptured strategic cities such as Oryol, Belgorod and Kharkov. This book provides a detailed history of the air battles which were a part of this operation.To date, no single study has been written in English on the air aspects of the battle in which, literally, thousands of aircraft were pitted against each other. The strength of the author's writing lies in its detail, his ability to tell the story from the viewpoints of both sides and from both strategic and tactical contexts. There is also much unique eye-witness material and the text will be accompanied by a large number of rare and previously unpublished photographs, 'biography boxes', plus data tables, technical assessments and appendices.

About this title

About the Author:

Christer Bergström works professionally as a teacher in English and Swedish history and is the author of several highly acclaimed books on World War II aviation, including 'Black Cross/Red Star' Volumes 1 and 2 (with Andrey Mikhailov), 'Graf and Grislawski.

About this edition

• Publisher: Classic Publications
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1903223881
• ISBN 13: 9781903223888
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176