Aces at Kursk: The Battle for Aerial Supremacy on the Eastern Front, 1943

[edwest2]

The release date has now moved to 30 July.

[edwest2]

The release date has now moved to 7 October at Amazon U.S.

[edwest2]

The release date has now changed to 7 January.

https://www.amazon.com/Aces-Kursk-Ba...=ast_author_dp

Ed

[Larry deZeng]

Ed - The author's book on the Kursk ground battle, shown on the same page as Aces at Kursk on Amazon, gives a price of $395.00..............do you think this is a typo?

L. deZ.

[leonventer]

Hi Larry,

The $395 price tag on Amazon might seem very high, but it's not a typo. At 1662 pages, "Kursk: The Battle of Prokhorovka" is likely the thickest and heaviest book you'll ever see. It's generally acclaimed as the definitive work on the southern salient of Operation Citadel.

I haven't read it yet, but it appears to be a thoroughly-researched account of the battle, covering both sides in great detail. It also includes much info on the air campaign. The review by Dave Schranck on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Kursk-Battle-.../dp/0971385254) provides an informative overview of the book. On the Stone & Stone WW2 book site (http://books.stonebooks.com/book/1019024/), the summary review reads as follows: "The ultimate book about 'the largest tank battle in history' and easily one of the very best books published in 2015."

It's important to note that the first edition of this book (978-0971385252, Aberdeen Books, 2015) is the most comprehensive one. In 2019, Stackpole put out an abridged edition (656 pages) for around $50.

If you want the first edition at the best available price, you can get it from Aberdeen Books for $299 (https://www.aberdeenbookstore.com/bo...of-prokhorovka)

Regards,
Leon Venter


Disclaimer: Not connected in any way to the author or publisher of the book. Bought a copy with my own funds.

[Larry deZeng]

Leon V. wrote in part:

The $395 price tag on Amazon might seem very high, but it's not a typo. At 1662 pages, "Kursk: The Battle of Prokhorovka" is likely the thickest and heaviest book you'll ever see. It's generally acclaimed as the definitive work on the southern salient of Operation Citadel.

Thanks for that, Leon! At that number of pages and the weight to go along with it, I'm surprised the publisher didn't make the author turn it into 2 volumes! I think this ponderous tome is for the Kursk specialist to use as a reference or as a textbook for command and general staff training.

L. deZ.

[Jukka Juutinen]

The original price (when just published) was less than $200. And the publisher had no intention to split it into two volumes. I was kept well-informed about the publishing progress...This refers to the big Kursk book.

[Larry deZeng]

Jukka -

In 70+ years of doing World War II research, I can't recall a single volume with that many pages...............it all seems very unusual.

L. deZ.

[Jukka Juutinen]

Originally Posted by Larry deZeng

Jukka -

In 70+ years of doing World War II research, I can't recall a single volume with that many pages...............it all seems very unusual.

L. deZ.

That is true. The book is also in larger format than most "scholarly" military history books. There is the big book on Japanese Cruisers. But even that has fewer than 1000 pages.

[edwest2]

Amazon U.S. is now showing May 16th.