{"product_id":"the-panzers-of-prokhorovka-the-myth-of-hitlers-greatest-armoured-defeat-9781472859099","title":"The Panzers of Prokhorovka: The Myth of Hitler's Greatest Armoured Defeat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, widely mythologized as the largest tank battle in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday in Russia there are three official sacred battlefields: Kulikovo, where the Mongols were defeated in 1380; Borodino, where Russian troops slowed Napoleon's Grande Armée before Moscow in 1812; the third is Prokhorovka, where the Soviet annihilation of Hitler's elite SS Panzer force on 12 July 1943 in the largest armoured clash in history has traditionally been described as a key turning point in the war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Panzers of Prokhorovka challenges this narrative. The battle was indeed an important Soviet victory, but a very different one to that described above. Based on ground-breaking archival research and supported by previously unpublished images of the battlefield, Ben Wheatley argues that German armoured losses were in fact negligible and a fresh approach is required to understand Prokhorovka. This book tackles the many myths that have built up over the years, and presents a new analysis of this famous engagement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472859099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.02w x 1.00d","brand":"Ben Wheatley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44625828151477,"sku":"9781472859099","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a6779867-c8d5-43ed-b408-441a6c30c742.jpg?v=1725978356","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-panzers-of-prokhorovka-the-myth-of-hitlers-greatest-armoured-defeat-9781472859099","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}