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Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers podcast. I want to invite you to join me on the voyages and journeys of the most famous explorers in the history of the world. These are the

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Hello, everyone. Hello everyone and welcome to another history of the Second World War interview.

This time I'm joined by William Heistant, the author of Kersk, 1943, Airpower in the Eastern Front's most pivotal battle, which was published in August 2025.

William, thank you for joining me here today, and thank you for agreeing to talk about your new book.

Oh, it's a pleasure. Thanks for inviting me.

So the Battle of Kursk, Operations Citadel, was the main German offensive effort on the Eastern Front in

1943. I think most people who are interested in the Second World War at almost any level have at the very

least heard the name Kursk. But even those who know about the Battle of Kursk probably know very little

about the actions in the air over the battlefield in

1943. So I think probably the best place to start our discussion here is with a little

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