. ▁ ▁Cover ▁art ▁The ▁book ' s ▁cover ▁art , ▁which ▁wra ps ▁around ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁features ▁an ▁image ▁adopted ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁w arg ame ▁The ▁Last ▁Vict ory : ▁Von ▁Man stein ' s ▁Back hand ▁B low , ▁February – M arch ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁from ▁Cl ash ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Games . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kh ark ov , ▁which , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Er ich ▁von ▁Man stein , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁re capt ure ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁stabil ization ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁following ▁the ▁We hr macht ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁St aling rad . ▁ ▁The ▁box ▁cover ▁art ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁German ▁pan zer ▁commander ▁with ▁a ▁" st ern - looking ▁face ". ▁The ▁authors ▁describe ▁the ▁image : ▁" He ▁is ▁standing ▁up , ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁h atch . ▁Be hind ▁him ▁is ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁T iger ▁t anks ▁stretch ing ▁along ▁a ▁city ▁street . ▁In ▁the ▁background , ▁in ▁blue ▁with ▁mist ▁and ▁smoke ▁rising , ▁stands ▁Kh ark ov . ▁The ▁Naz i ▁sw ast ika ▁s its ▁in ▁a ▁lit ▁circle ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁cover ". ▁The ▁book ▁further ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁accomp any ing ▁materials ▁" p raise ▁Man stein ▁for ▁his ▁br ill iance ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁assets ▁of