"The Battle of Kursk was one of the defining moments of World War II. In July 1943, German forces under Erich von Manstein--one of Germany's best generals--launched a massive attack in an offensive code-named Citadel. A week later, the Soviets counterattacked, sparking a huge clash of tanks at Prokhorovka, the largest armor battle in history, pitting more than 600 Soviet tanks against some 300 German Panzers. Though the Germans gained a tactical victory, destroying huge numbers of Soviet tanks, they failed to achieve their objectives, and in the end the battle marked a turning point on the Eastern Front. The Red Army gained the strategic initiative and would not lose it."--Amazon.com

Unabridged edition published under title: Kursk : the Battle of Prokhorovka. Sheridan, Colorado : Aberdeen Books, 2015.

Prologue -- Preparing for the showdown -- The Soviets prepare -- The Belgorod offensive: 4-8 July 1943 -- The XLVIII Panzer Corps heads west: 9-11 1943 -- The advance of Prokhorovka: 9-11 1943 -- The advance of the Severnyii Donets: 9-11 July 1943 -- The situation as of 11 July 1943 -- The air war: 9-19 July 1943 -- The tank fields of Prokhorovka: 12 July 1943 -- SS Panzer Corps attack stalls: 13 July 1943 -- Soviet counterattacks against the III Panzer Corps: 12-13 July 1943 -- Aftermath of Prokhorovka: 13 July 1943 -- Cleaning up the Donets Triangle: 14-15 July 1943 -- The battlefield is quiet: 16-17 July 1943 -- The German withdrawal: 18-24 July 1943 -- Post-mortem -- Appendix 1. German and Soviet terminology -- Appendix 2. The engagements.