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The Battle of Tolstoye Woods will be released 20 October 2026

The book that I call The Battle of Tolstoye Woods will be released by Stackpole book on 20 October 2026. This is the first day of the Fifth HAAC. I doubt if I will have copies of books at the conference.

The title of the book is Turing the Tide at Kursk: The Battle of Tostoye Woods and How the Red Army Thwarted German Tanks West of Prokhorovka. Turning the Tide at Kursk probably is a better title for marketing purposes. This was the Soviet attack on 12 July 1943 that succeeded, completely putting a halt to the XLVIII Panzer Corps advance. 

The Battle of Kursk, in the south, consists of two panzer corps of equal strength advancing side-by-side to the north. The SS Panzer Corps, the Battle of Prokhorovka, the Fifth Guards Tank Army and General Pavel Rotmistrov get all the press. What was going on to the west was equally important, and in the Soviet attack succeeded (unlike Prokhorovka). This was the panzer corps with the bridging assets that was move north to cross the Psel and take Oboyan. This battle was at least as important as Prokhorovka, probably more so. General Paval Rotmistrov, who failed, is famous. General Mikhail Katukov, who succeeded, not as much

Anyhow, the link to Amazon to the book is here: Turning the Tide at Kursk: The Battle of Tolstoye Woods and How the Red Army Thwarted German Tanks West of Prokhorovka: Lawrence, Christopher A.: 9780811778053: Amazon.com: Books

The link to the Fifth HAAC is here: The Fifth HAAC is 20 – 22 October – The Dupuy Institute

Operation Spider’s Web is released in the U.S.

My latest book Operation Spider’s Web: Ukraine’s Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Long-Range Aircraft has been released in the U.S. It was released in the UK in May.

The US Amazon.com link is here: Operation Spider’s Web: Ukraine’s Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Long-Range Aircraft: Lawrence, Christopher A: 9781036196738: Amazon.com: Books

The publisher link is here: Pen and Sword Books: Operation Spider’s Web – Hardback

UK Amazon.com link is here: Operation Spider’s Web: Ukraine’s Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Long-Range Aircraft: Amazon.co.uk: Christopher A Lawrence: 9781036196738: Books

It is available in the U.S. and UK in hardcover. The kindle edition also exists.

This is my third book on the Russo-Ukrainian War (Kyiv, Mariupol and now Operation Spider’s Web). Working on more. 

The Flash Traffic Podcast interview

Episode 206 – Military History with Christopher Lawrence at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn_si-oo5R8

The interviewer, Anthony Tingle, is a former U.S. Army officer with a PhD. 

Twitter link is here: https://x.com/AnthonyLTingle/status/2070938006673142131?s=20

Instagram link is here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaGYO7eOSmX/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Four Russo-Ukrainian War Books

Below is a picture of my three (four) books on the Russo-Ukrainian War. It includes The Battle for Kyiv, the paperback Kyiv, The Siege Mariupol, and Operation Spider’s Web. We have a fourth book in work (2026?), plans for a fifth book (2027?) and have discussed a sixth and seventh book (maybe 2028). Sort of depends what else I am doing with my time.



Anyhow, do have a picture of their bindings so you can see their relative size difference. Not all my books are really thick.

Operation Spider’s Web is my most recent release:

 

 

I have received my copies of Operation Spider’s Web

I have received my six author copies of Operation Spider’s Web. The book is available in the UK at bookstores and on Amazon.com (UK). It will be available in the U.S. at bookstores and on Amazon.com come 30 July.

Got a few pictures of it:

 

With the exception of America’s Modern Wars (my most significant book), we do not sell any of my books directly. We do sell several of Trevor Dupuy books directly: Understanding War (his most significant book), Elusive Victory (still the best book on the Arab-Israeli Wars), Brave Men and Great Captains, Understanding Defeat, Future Wars, Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, Military Heritage of America (volume 2), If War Comes, Hitler’s Last Gamble (in Japanese) and A Genius for War. We are out of Attrition and Numbers, Predictions and War. See: Books – The Dupuy Institute

Operation Spider’s Web released in UK

My latest book Operation Spider’s Web: Ukraine’s Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Long-Range Aircraft has been released in the UK.

The link is here: Pen and Sword Books: Operation Spider’s Web – Hardback

The UK Amazon.com link is here: Operation Spider’s Web: Ukraine’s Devastating Drone Attack on Russia’s Long-Range Aircraft: Amazon.co.uk: Christopher A Lawrence: 9781036196738: Books

It is available in the UK in hardcover. The kindle edition will be available before 30 July in the U.S. and UK.  The hardcover version has a release date in the U.S. of 30 July 2026.

This is my third book on the Russo-Ukrainian War (Kyiv, Mariupol and now Operation Spider’s Web). Working on more. 

The Siege of Mariupol has been released

The Siege of Mariupol has been released in the U.S. today. It has been available in the UK since November 27, 2025. This is the second book in a series on the Russo-Ukrainian War. It was co-authored with Stefan Korshak. Stefan was an OSCE ceasefire observer in Mariupol for seven years.

We do have three other books in the works for 2026, one on the Battle of Kursk (it is the biggest battle of World War II), and two more on the Russo-Ukrainian War. More details on these later.

Last week to pre-order The Siege of Mariupol

The Siege of Mariupol is being released on 30 January and will be available on Amazon.com: The Siege of Mariupol: The Azovstal Steel Plant and Ukraine’s Battle for Survival: Lawrence, Christopher A, Korshak, Stefan: 9781399034203: Amazon.com: Books

They do offer a pre-release sale price of $34.95 (13% discount) if you order before 30 January. If you are thinking about buying, now would be a good time.

It is already available in the UK.

Stefan Korshak and the Siege of Mariupol book

While I am fairly well known in the historical analysis and military history community, my co-author of the Mariupol book is not. This video on a panel on the trauma of Ukraine’s children does provide a brief introduction of him and the book at around 15:00: War in Europe: The Trauma of Ukraine’s Children. What’s being done, what can be done to help?

It does sort of understate his qualifications. He was a U.S. Army officer in the 1980s, has a masters degree from Yale, and served as an OSCE representative in Mariupol for seven years (2014-2022), observing the ceasefire there and regularly meeting with units of the Ukrainian Army, Azov Regiment, Donets People’s Republic Army and the Russian Army. A little bit more than just a reporter.