After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it. Operation Citadel was the intended means to fulfill that objective. If successful, a number of Soviet armies would be destroyed and the front line shortened, allowing for a better disposition of troops and a chance to rebuild Germany's exhausted reserves.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the operational events on both salients. It also includes critical analysis of both sides that points out errors of judgment or application that collectively had an important impact on campaign results. The book is highly annotated to give the reader additional sources to study and to provide additional perspectives to gain as complete an understanding of this critical campaign as possible.

Besides an extensive text, the book's key strength is its mapping - 32 full-page color maps are accompanied by 7 large foldout sheets of maps, also in color. Together these specially commissioned maps provide a remarkably detailed guide to the combat operations. Thunder at Prokhorovka is destined to become an important reference to the Battle of Kursk.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of maps
• List of abbreviations
• Place name spellings
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Prior to the start of Operation Citadel
• Chapter 2: July 4th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 3: July 4th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 4: July 5th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 5: July 5th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 6: July 6th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 7: July 6th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 8: July 7th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 9: July 7th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 10: July 8th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 11: July 8th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 12: July 9th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 13: July 9th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 14: July 10th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 15: July 10th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 16: July 11th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 17: July 11th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 18: July 12th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 19: July 12th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 20: July 13th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 21: July 13th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 22: July 14th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 23: July 14th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 24: July 15th on the Southern Salient
• Chapter 25: July 15th on the Northern Salient
• Chapter 26: July 16th-July 31st
• Chapter 27: August 1st-August 27th
• Chapter 28: Final Thoughts
• Appendices
  • Appendix I: German Order of Battle July 4th 1943
  • Appendix II: Soviet Order of Battle July 4th 1943
  • Appendix III: German Armored Strengths
  • Appendix IV: Soviet Armored Strengths
  • Appendix V: AFV Technical Data
  • Appendix VI: Ground forces strengths as of July 4th 1943
  • Appendix VII: Aviation Strengths
  • Appendix VIII: Casualties
• Bibliography
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