copyright 1974; "The Story of the Battle of Kursk - The Greatest Single Land-and-Air Combat Engagement in Military History"; Hawthorn Books publishers, New York; many glossy b/w photos, maps; hardbound; Book Club Edition; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good with some edge wear.
 
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The battle of Kursk broke the back of the German army in 1943 and changed the entire course of World War II.  It began on July 5, 1943, with a massive attack by the Nazis -- committing the bulk of their armor, troops, and aircraft in Russia -- against the Soviet forces defending the Kursk area.  The battle raged and seesawed back and forth for fifty days.