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Ben Wheatley The Panzers of Prokhorovka (Paperback). The Panzers of Prokhorovka challenges this narrative. The battle was indeed an important Soviet victory, but a very different one to that described above. Based on ground-breaking archival research and supported by previously unpublished images of the battlefield, Ben Wheatley argues that German armoured losses were in fact negligible and a fresh approach is required to understand Prokhorovka. Further DetailsTitle: The Panzers of Prokhorovka Condition: New Subtitle: The Myth of Hitler’s Greatest Armoured Defeat Author: Ben Wheatley Contributor: Karl-Heinz Frieser (Foreword by) Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 147285909X EAN: 9781472859099 ISBN: 9781472859099 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Genre: Law & Politics Topic: History, Military History Release Date: 11/07/2024 Description: A ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, widely mythologized as the largest tank battle in history. Today in Russia there are three official sacred battlefields: Kulikovo, where the Mongols were defeated in 1380; Borodino, where Russian troops slowed Napoleon’s Grande Armée before Moscow in 1812; the third is Prokhorovka, where the Soviet annihilation of Hitler’s elite SS Panzer force on 12 July 1943 in the largest armoured clash in history has traditionally been described as a key turning point in the war.The Panzers of Prokhorovka challenges this narrative. The battle was indeed an important Soviet victory, but a very different one to that described above. Based on ground-breaking archival research and supported by previously unpublished images of the battlefield, Ben Wheatley argues that German armoured losses were in fact negligible and a fresh approach is required to understand Prokhorovka. This book tackles the many myths that have built up over the years, and presents a new analysis of this famous engagement. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 153mm Item Width: 26mm Item Weight: 540g Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
