Kursk 1943
A Statistical Analysis
Soviet (Russian) Study of War Series

The battle at Kursk in 1943 is often referred to as the greatest tank battle in the history of warfare. This volume makes extensive use of German archival documents as well as various Russian books and articles. As well as an account of the battle, it addresses methodological issues.

Background; the assembly of forces; structure of involved forces; tanks employed at Zitadelle; the air war; chronology of the offensive; Prokhorovka; the cost of the battle; an analysis of the battle; the consequences of the battle.

Frankson, Anders; Zetterling, Niklas

This volume makes extensive use of German archival documents as well as various Russian books and articles to describe the battle at Kursk in 1943, often referred to as the greatest tank battle in the history of warfare .