The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in human history, and a critical turning point in World War II. This site collects, annotates and sorts more than 100 links about the battle.
Start with Web Histories for narratives of the battle long and short. The Battle of the Books covers Glantz' Battle of Kursk and other recent treatments throughs. The Major Topics section covers pages on specialized topics, like the role of armor, the air war, and a surprisingly rich set of pages with Soviet Perspectives.
This site has 95 thumbnailed images, divided into Photographs, Other Images (paintings and miniatures), and Maps.
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This is everything I could find on the web. But there must be more. Do you know of any more? Email me at [email protected].
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Tim Spalding
Portland, Maine
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