Description
Product ID: | 9781472827180 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | IN |
Title: | Finland at War |
Subtitle: | The Winter War 1939–40 |
Authors: | Author: Chris Birks, Vesa Nenye, Toni Wirtanen, Peter Munter |
Page Count: | 304 |
Subjects: | European history, European history, Second World War, Land forces and warfare, Second World War, Land forces & warfare, Finland, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Now publishing in paperback, this is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland''s vital, but almost forgotten role in the desperate struggle against Soviet Russia in the Winter War. The story of the "Winter War" between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defenses would collapse in a matter of weeks. But they held firm. The Finns not only survived the initial attacks but succeeded in inflicting devastating casualties before superior Russian numbers eventually forced a peace settlement. This is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland''s vital, but almost forgotten role in the cataclysmic World War II. It reveals the untold story of iron determination, unparalleled skill and utter mastery of winter warfare that characterized Finland''s fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-03-09 |