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Kursk 1943 : Airpower in the Eastern Front's Most Pivotal Battle by William E. Hiestand (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101472865197
ISBN-139781472865199
eBay Product ID (ePID)6070944096
Product Key Features
Book TitleKursk 1943 : Airpower in the Eastern Front's Most Pivotal Battle
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Aviation
IllustratorTurner, Graham, Yes
GenreHistory
AuthorWilliam E. Hiestand
Book SeriesAir Campaign Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number55
Dewey Decimal940.5421735
Table Of Content(Subject to confirmation) Introduction Chronology Attacker's Capabilities Defender's Capabilities Campaign Objectives The Campaign Aftermath and Analysis Conclusion Bibliography Index
SynopsisA history and analysis of the fierce air war over the huge battlefield of Kursk, where the Soviets for the first time fought the all-conquering Luftwaffe to a standstill. The battle of Kursk was the last opportunity for the Luftwaffe to fully support a large-scale offensive, and was the Soviet air forces' first success in battling their opponents to a standstill during summer months. Aiming to gain a success to stabilize the Eastern Front for the summer, Hitler ordered a concerted attack intended to cut off and destroy Red Army forces holding the Kursk salient. It turned into the greatest tank clash of the war. In this book Soviet military expert William E. Hiestand explains how the complex air war over Kursk played out. With both sides deploying new aircraft specifically designed for destroying tanks, massive engagements took place above the clashes of armor. It was a simultaneous struggle to attain air superiority while bringing their Stukas, Hs 129s, and Il-2 Shturmoviks down for repeated low-level attack runs in the face of enemy fighters and antiaircraft fire. But the campaign also involved strategic bombing behind the front lines, attacking airfields and rail junctions. Offering a day-by-day examination of the air forces' actions, this book reveals the scale and intensity of the combat over the Kursk salient, the great turning point of the Eastern Front campaign., A history and analysis of the fierce air war over the huge battlefield of Kursk, where the Soviets for the first time fought the all-conquering Luftwaffe to a standstill.
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