The battle of Kursk, the outcome of the Second World War and contemporary military history

Abstract

War and its impact on society are a central theme in the history of humanity and are omnipresent in our world. We are all affected by it and war has presented us with some of the most haunting and destructive images in the history of humanity. Battles are dramatic events experienced very intensely on a personal as well as on a national level for many years after it had taken place. Due to their place in world history wars are analysed by historians. Wars and battles of the past are part of our present and will become part of the memory of future generations.