Kursk: The Epic Armored Engagement (2013)

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it for its comparison of tank factory efficiency and the Soviet approach of building cheap tanks with short lifespans.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

The National WWII Museum

Topic

battle of kursk

Format

lecture

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

7

Recommendation years in dataset

2018–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• I've been to the tank museum in Munster (not to be confused with Münster if you ever decide to go!). Looking up close, comparing the American and German WWII tanks to the Russian ones is absolutely night and day. The alignment of the panels and …

• I found this conference talk about WWII being at its heart a "battle of the factories" enlightening on this point: [VIDEO]

• In the video I have linked below, in third lecture Jonathan Parshall compares industrial doctrines of tank manufacturing by Nazi Germamy, Soviet Union and USA during WW2. Very enlightening. Three different systems, three different manufacturing philosophies. - Germany - pre-industrial artisan manufacture (250 modifications during …