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Operation Citadel; Kursk and Orel, the Greatest Tank Battle of the Second World War
by Janusz Piekalkiewicz
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0891412549
- ISBN 13
- 9780891412540
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
£12.67£8.87
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About This Item
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1986 Presidio Press, Novato, Ca. 1986. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; small closed tear on rear. Blue boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 288 pp. The battle of Kursk and Orel has come down in history as the world's greatest tank battle. the losses sustained by the German Panzer troops and by the Luftwaffe cost Germany the operational significance of both. The author presents the first day to day account of this momentous battle from the viewpoints of both opponents. Illustrated with extraordinary photographs, most previously unpublished. A clean pristine copy in Brodart mylar.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003014
- Title
- Operation Citadel; Kursk and Orel, the Greatest Tank Battle of the Second World War
- Author
- Janusz Piekalkiewicz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0891412549
- ISBN 13
- 9780891412540
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Place of Publication
- Novato, CA
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR II, RUSSIAN RED ARMY, GERMAN LUFTWAFFE, PANZER TANKS, BATTLE OF KRUSK AND OREL, OPERATION CITADEL, WORLD'S GREATEST TANK BATTLE, FIELD MARSHALL ERICH V. MANSTEIN
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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