"Immense in scope, ferocious in nature, and epic in consequence, the Battle of Kursk witnessed (at Prokhorovka) one of the largest tank engagements in world history and led to staggering losses - including nearly 200,000 Soviet and 50,000 German casualties - within the first ten days of fighting. Going well beyond all previous accounts, David Glantz and Jonathan House now offer the definitive work on arguably the greatest battle of World War II." -- From the book jacket.

Includes maps of: Winter Campaign, November 1942 to March 1943; Situation on the German-Soviet Front, 4 July 1943; Proposed Operations Habicht, Panther, and Citadel; Soviet Defensive Lines at Kursk; 52nd GRD Defense, 4 July 1943; Battle of Kursk, 4 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 4 July 1943; Central Front, 2200, 4 July 1943; Central Front, 2200, 5-6 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 5 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 6 July 1943; Central Front, 2200, 7-8 July 1943; Central Front, 2200, 10 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 7 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 8 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 9 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 10 July 1943; Prokhorovka, 10-11 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 11 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 12 July 1943; Prokhorovka, 11-12 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 13 July 1943; Prokhorovka, 12-13 July 1943; Voronezh Front, 2200, 15 July 1943; Battle of Kursk, 12 July 1943; Orel Operation, 12 July to 18 August 1943; Battle of Kursk, 21 July 1943; Battle of Kursk, 4 August 1943; Belgorod-Kharkov Operation, 3-23 August 1943; Battle of Kursk, 11 August 1943; Battle of Kursk, 23 August 1943; Strategic Offensive Plan, Summer-Fall 1943.

List of Maps, Tables, and Illustrations --Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue: Munich, 3 May 1943 -- pt. I. Background. -- 1. Barbarossa to Donbas: The German Army in the East, 1941-1943. -- 2. The Red Army in 1943 -- pt. II. The German Assault. -- 3. Preparations. -- 4. Frontal Assault, 5-9 July -- pt. III. Stopping the Blitzkrieg. -- 5. Prokhorovka, 10-15 July. -- 6. The Germans Halt -- pt. IV. Counteroffensive and Conclusions. -- 7. Soviet Counteroffensives. -- 8. Conclusions -- Appendixes. German Order of Battle, 1 July 1943 -- Red Army Order of Battle, 1 July 1943 -- Comparative Strengths and Losses in the Battle of Kursk -- Comparative Armor Strengths at Kursk -- Key German Orders -- Key Soviet Documents -- Notes -- Selective Bibliography -- Index.