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Kursk 1943. The Tide Turns in the East
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Kursk 1943. The Tide Turns in the East Soft cover - 1992

by Mark Healy

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London England: Osprey Publishing. Very Good. 1992. Reprint. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto 9781855322110 Paperback Paperback. Kursk 1943. The Tide Turns in the East. In the summer of 1943 the German army stood poisded for a major offensive. The attack was aimed at the Kursk salient, which the Germans intended to isolate, trapping large numbers of Russian troops and paving the way for the decisive campaign to kinock the Soviet Union out of the war. By the time of the attack, the Russians had turned the salient into a mass defensive positions. In the following decisive clash, the Soviets bled Germany's vital Panzer forces white and finally took the initiative. The counter-offensive which followed began an advance that would end in the ruins of Berlin. Illustrated. 96 pp. .
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  • Title Kursk 1943. The Tide Turns in the East
  • Author Mark Healy
  • Binding Soft Cover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Osprey Publishing, London England
  • Date 1992
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 106557
  • ISBN 9781855322110 / 1855322110
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.78 x 7.26 x 0.3 in (24.84 x 18.44 x 0.76 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.54

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Mark Healy was born in 1953. He has a Master’s degree in Political Theology from Bristol University. He is by profession a schoolteacher and is head of the Humanities faculty at a large school in Somerset. He has written a number of Osprey titles including Elite 40 New Kingdom Egypt and Campaign 22 Qadesh 1300BC. He has a great interest in both the ancient and modern periods, is married with one son.

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It was with the onset of the 'rasputitsa' - the great thaw that presages the return of spring to Russia - in mid-March of 1943 that the die for the great battle of Kursk was cast.

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About the author

Mark Healy was born in 1953. He has a Master's degree in Political Theology from Bristol University. He is by profession a schoolteacher and is head of the Humanities faculty at a large school in Somerset. He has written a number of Osprey titles including Elite 40 New Kingdom Egypt and Campaign 22 Qadesh 1300BC. He has a great interest in both the ancient and modern periods, is married with one son.

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