The seventh volume of the "History of the Second World War" is devoted to the events that took place from April to December 1943. The volume covers the main directions of construction of the armed forces of the warring coalitions, the peculiarities of military operations, the development of military art and military equipment, as well as the forms and methods of struggle for strategic initiative at this stage of the war. Reveals the advanced nature of Soviet military science, its superiority over the military science of fascist Germany The work criticizes bourgeois ideology, its false concepts in the coverage of the events of 1943. Based on the widespread use of archival materials, the authors expose the falsifiers of history who seek to downplay the significance of the outstanding victories of the Soviet people. It shows the all-conquering power of the ideas of Marxism-Leninism, which, as a faithful compass, pointed the parties, the Soviet people, the way to victory. On the specific material analyzes the ideological struggle in the course of completion of the radical turning point in the war.