Operation Panther/Habicht and the Manstein "Backhand Blow"

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Toeopel is on my purchase list but not a top priority. My next Kursk purchase will most likely be this. Lawrence however is a 1600page tome covering the AGS paer of Kursk in as much detail as we are ever likely to get https://www.amazon.com/Kursk-Battle-Prokhorovka-Christopher-Lawrence/dp/0971385254
I am aware of that book and the Dupuy Institute's work on Prokhorovka...that said the books, focus is on Prokhorovka and the southern wing not the wider battle. From the actual description:
This book focuses on the German offensive in the south of the Kursk salient that was the high point of the Battle of Kursk. It addresses all units that fought in the battle, not just the Panther and Tiger tanks, not just the SS, not just the tank busting Stukas.
 
I am aware of that book and the Dupuy Institute's work on Prokhorovka...that said the books, focus is on Prokhorovka and the southern wing not the wider battle. From the actual description:

I know. However, for the moment AGS is actually more important to this TL at the moment, Operation Panther is an AGS operation being run as a preliminary to Kursk as will be made clear in forthcoming posts on plans, preparations and intelligence. Operations Orders 5 and 6 will be the key change here. It is at this point that Panther will be ordered as the preliminary to Citadel rather than as a follow up


I could of course also have mentioned Thunder at Prokhorovka (David Schrank) which does cover the entire battle and of course Glantz and Orenstein

I reiterate I intend to be covering the issues of planning, intelligence and delays in upcoming official posts/ Please also be aware that, in this TL Citadel is going to ve delayed at least as long as OTL and, in fact might not occur at all

Lawrence does not focus only on the SS but covers the entire southern portion of Citadel from the perspective of both sides including the air war, In great depth.with a lot more data than Nipe in Blood, Steel and Myth, While Toepell is no doubt a good source I a, mot convinced that he adds significant value to the sources I already habe and is therefore a much lower priority than Zamulin's text which will be a greater priority if I am successful in getting on to the MA in Military History that I have applied for starting at the end of September (useful text for the first module Research and Methodologies) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31498972-the-battle-of-kursk

Current reading however is Lawrencewhich is going to take quite some time https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31498972-the-battle-of-kursk
 
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