Cavaliers of the Gold Stars Nikolay Babaev, Yuriy Ustinov. C. 2001, Moscow. Russian text, hard cover with d/j, 470 pp, hundreds of b/w photos. This book contains biographies of all twenty-three recipients of 3 or more Hero Stars (HSU and/or HSL).

Commanders of the Corps, Great Patriotic Biographic Encyclopedia, 2 Volumes. I. Basik, B. Vedenskiy et al. C. 2006, Moscow. Russian text, hard cover, 670 pp and 462 pp per volume. These books are a part of the 4-volume "Great Patriotic" series.

Soviet Order of Battle, WW2, Volume 6: Red Thunder. Soviet Artillery Corps, Divisions and Brigades 1941 - 1945. Including Rocket, Antitank, and Mortar Units, English text.

Kursk, Hitler's Gamble, 1943, by Walter S. Dunn Jr, English text, soft cover, 208 pages, History's largest armored battle, based on declassified Russian documents and captured German records.

Red Army Legacies, Essays on Forces, Capabilities & Personalities by Richard Armstrong. English language text.

Tigers in the Mud, The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius. English text, soft cover, 368 pp., 51 b/w photos, 50 ill, and 3 maps. Carius won the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves during WWII.

Commanders of the Armies, Great Patriotic a Biographic Encyclopedia. Abramov, Ageev et al. C. 2005, Moscow. Russian text, hard cover, 406 pp. Part of the 4-volume "Great Patriotic" series. Outstanding comprehensive reference, and the first of its kind.