Valeriy Nikolaevich Zamulin, a PhD candidate, is a leading Russian scholar of the Battle of Kursk. Since 1996, he has been working intensively in the most important Russian and foreign archival institutes, including the Central Archive of Russia’s Ministry of Defense and in the US National Archive, in order to gather and analyze documentary sources on the events in the Kursk bulge in the summer of 1943. In 2002, he was the first to describe the course of the famous Prokhorovka tank clash on a documentary basis, to publish previously unknown figures on the Red Army’s armor losses in the tank battle of 12 July 1943, and to give his assessment of the results, which differed from that previously accepted in Russia. He is the author of more than 60 scholarly works, including six books, in both the Russian and English languages, which have attracted great interest among scholars and history buffs. His most well-known work is "Demolishing the Myth: The Tank Battle at Prokhorovka, Kursk, July 1943: An Operational Narrative" (Helion, 2011). The results of V.N. Zamulin’s scholarly work are broadly used by military-historical authors, professors of state universities and Russia’s military museums. Several documentary films and television programs have been made with his participation. In 2010-2011, he was the academic consultant during the creation of the new military history museum in the legendary village of Ponyri, which in the Battle of Kursk was the epicenter of the most savage and bloody fighting. At present, Zamulin is a member of the faculty of Kursk State University. Stuart Britton is a freelance translator and editor residing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has been responsible for making a growing number of Russian titles available to readers of the English language, consisting primarily of memoirs by Red Army veterans and recent historical research concerning the Eastern Front of the Second World War and Soviet air operations in the Korean War. Notable recent titles include Boris Gorbachevsky's Through the Maelstrom: A Red Army Soldier's War on the Eastern Front 1942-45 (University Press of Kansas, 2008) and Yuri Sutiagin's and Igor Seidov's MiG Menace Over Korea: The Story of Soviet Fighter Ace Nikolai Sutiagin (Pen & Sword Aviation, 2009). Future books will include Lev Lopukhovsky's detailed study of the Soviet disaster at Viazma in 1941, Svetlana Gerasimova's analysis of the prolonged and savage fighting against Army Group Center in 1942-43 to liberate the city of Rzhev, and more of Igor Seidov's studies of the Soviet side of the air war in Korea, 1951-1953.
All in all, Valeriy Zamulin with this collection of essays and
articles, two of which have been reprinted from the Journal of
Slavic Military History, makes a new contribution to our knowledge
and understanding of this pivotal, epochal battle of the Second
World War...if I ever lose this book I would have to go out and buy
another copy pronto. Five Mr Mushroom Heads for being educational
as well as a great read. *****
*Army Rumour Service*
Strongly recommended both for the wargamer and the historian - and
for the latter, an informative diagnosis of how Soviet history was
written. Winner of the 'Miniature Wargames Recommends' award for
October 2017.
*Miniature Wargames*
Today's book is already available for order, and I would recommend
it to all history fans and modelers. First will find here
interesting insight on the famous conflict, where each idea comes
with supporting data. Second group will be happy to see some
interesting photos, which might come handy for future projects,
and, of course, learn more about famous conflict.
*DetailScaleView*
I'm sure that official documents chronicling Soviet involvement in
various significant WW2 battles were heavily "edited" - the main
thing to consider is that we are now able to read an accurate
account of the Battle of Kursk. A brilliant piece of WW2 Soviet
military history.
*Books Monthly*
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