Images of Kursk: History's Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943

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Summary: Sobering statistics, and personal eye-witness testimonies
Review: Filled from cover to cover with black-and-white photographs, Images Of Kursk: History's Greatest Tank Battle, July 1943 by Nik Cornish is a gritty, compellingly accurate, point-by-point dissection of the pivotal tank battle of World War II, between Russian and German forces from beginning to end. Vivid details, sobering statistics, and personal eye-witness testimonies enhance the text of this unforgettable and very highly recommended study of a crucial piece of World War II military history.

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Summary: Kursk Compilation
Review: I have been interested in the battle of Kursk for many years. I try to pick up anything I can about the battle hoping to glean some new facts. I ran into this title, Images of Kursk and decided to purchase it due to the interesting photos from the Russian perspective. After reading through the dry text which is really just a rehash or compilation of other books on the subject, I was not impressed. If you really want pictures from the Russian perspective, then this is a book you would want. If you are looking for new photos from the German perspective, dont get it. And if you are looking for interesting facts on Kursk, and dont already have reference material, then this is also a good summary book. But I found most of the text was a quotation from some other source I already had!

Rating:
Summary: Kursk Compilation
Review: I have been interested in the battle of Kursk for many years. I try to pick up anything I can about the battle hoping to glean some new facts. I ran into this title, Images of Kursk and decided to purchase it due to the interesting photos from the Russian perspective. After reading through the dry text which is really just a rehash or compilation of other books on the subject, I was not impressed. If you really want pictures from the Russian perspective, then this is a book you would want. If you are looking for new photos from the German perspective, dont get it. And if you are looking for interesting facts on Kursk, and dont already have reference material, then this is also a good summary book. But I found most of the text was a quotation from some other source I already had!

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Summary: Well, the pictures are nice
Review: The book gives a good introduction too Russian and German artillery and tanks. After that it simply tells you that some corps attacked another with x amount of casualties on so and so day. Without any maps, (the book only has two), this long narrative is quite useless to the reader. Furthermore most of the authors conversions from kilometers to miles and meters to yards are incorrect, I found this quite disconcerting. I still found the book an easy read though, however this is probably because I don't mind reading about one attack after another written in laundry list fashion. Without maps though the reader will never remember any of the tactical situations described in the narrative. It is for these reasons that I gave the book only two stars.

Rating:
Summary: Well, the pictures are nice
Review: The book gives a good introduction too Russian and German artillery and tanks. After that it simply tells you that some corps attacked another with x amount of casualties on so and so day. Without any maps, (the book only has two), this long narrative is quite useless to the reader. Furthermore most of the authors conversions from kilometers to miles and meters to yards are incorrect, I found this quite disconcerting. I still found the book an easy read though, however this is probably because I don't mind reading about one attack after another written in laundry list fashion. Without maps though the reader will never remember any of the tactical situations described in the narrative. It is for these reasons that I gave the book only two stars.