The last victory? the race to Tunis -- Manstein, the Battle of Kharkov, and the limits of command -- The limits of fighting power: triumph and disaster in Tunisia, 1943 -- The Battle of Kursk: a reassessment -- Smashing the Axis: Operation Husky and the Sicilian Campaign -- Manstein's war: Bewegungskrieg in the east, July-December 1943 -- Kesselring's war: Italy, 1943 -- Conclusion: fighting a lost war

1. Germany -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War
2. 1939-1945
3. World War
4. 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front
5. World War
6. 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy
7. World War
8. 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Tunisia
9. Germany -- History
10. Military -- 20th century