Dennis E. Showalter has taught history at Colorado College since 1969. He has also served as a distinguished visiting professor at both the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy and is a former president of the Society for Military History.
Advance praise for Armor and Blood
"The size and the brutality of the vast tank battle at Kursk
appalls, this struggle that gives an especially dark meaning to
that shopworn phrase 'last full measure.' Prepare yourself for a
wild and feverish ride over the steppes of Russia. You can have no
better guide than Dennis E. Showalter, who speaks with an authority
equaled by few military historians."--Robert Cowley, founding
editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History
"A fresh, skillful, and complete synthesis of recent revelations
about this famous battle . . . As a myth buster, Armor and Blood is
a must-read for those interested in general and military
history."--David M. Glantz, editor of The Journal of Slavic
Military Studies "Dennis Showalter's account of the nightmarish
battle of Kursk is as lively as it is expertly researched and
analyzed. When two industrial military societies send their top
armored units into a head-on collision, the horrific result is like
none other in the history of modern battle--and only someone of
Showalter's scholarly skills can sort out myth from fact, in this
gripping account of the most important battle on the Eastern
Front."--Victor Davis Hanson, the Hoover Institution, Stanford
University, author of The Savior Generals "Once again Professor
Showalter has produced a wonderful popular history. Armor and Blood
is an account of the Battle of Kursk written with panache, wit, and
eloquence, and based on up-to-date research into the Soviet and
German archives. This is both a great read and a fundamental
reconsideration of the battle."--Williamson Murray, co-author of
Moment of Battle: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World
"Refreshingly crisp, pointed prose . . . Throughout, [Showalter]
demonstrates his adeptness at interweaving discussions of
big-picture strategy with interesting revelations and anecdotes. .
. . Showalter does his best work by keeping his sights set firmly
on the battle at hand, while also parsing the conflict for
developments that would have far-reaching consequences for the
war."--Publishers Weekly
"Showalter . . . goes far toward rescuing the Battle of Kursk from
undeserved obscurity."--Kirkus Reviews
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