The Crucible.

The article presents an in-depth profile of the battle of Kursk during the 1943 Nazi German invasion into the Soviet Union in World War II. Introductory accounts are given contextualizing the status of the battlefront leading up to the conflict at Kursk, describing the larger Nazi initiative of Operation Citadel. Details are then given describing how the Nazi armored divisions attacked in early July only to be stopped by the Soviet counteroffensive in mid-month, continuing into August.