Episode 55 – Lloyd Clark’s “The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk 1943” additional readings and recommended resources.

Link to “Analysis and Significance of the Battle of Kursk in July 1943” by MAJ Enrique Ramos.  This analysis is focused on the results of the battle vice its course. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA299270.pdf

Link to “The Operational Implications of Deception at the battle of Kursk” by MAJ James Elder.  https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA215721.pdf

Link to the Tank Museum’s article on Soviet tanks used at Kursk.  Contains a link to German tanks.  https://tankmuseum.org/article/soviet-tanks-kursk

Link to “Why Germany Lost the Battle of Kursk 1943.”  This video is 25 minute summary of the battle.  It gives insight into each side's thinking.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etIL-f8NfIc 

Link to historian James Holland’s overview of the Soviet T-34 tank.  Put simply, the T-34 was simple, reliable, and easy to produce in mass numbers.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBqCLHfcHGY&t=102s