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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Title Page; Contents; Note on Dates; Introduction: Cold Mountain; 1. Mannerheim's World; 2. The Field of Vipers; 3. The Baptism of Fire; 4. The Tournament of Shadows; 5. The Horse Reaches China; 6. The Paper Dragons; 7. The End of Empire; 8. The White Devil; 9. The House of the Four Winds; 10. The Jaws of Peril; 11. The Eye of the Storm; 12. Marski; Afterword: Mannerheim in the 21st Century; Notes on Names; Notes; Sources and Further Reading; Acknowledgements |
| Summary |
""An exemplary and generously illustrated account; it incorporates new historical material, and he describes the journey as if he had been there.""--The Times Literary Supplement Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. He spent two years undercover in Asia as a spy, escaped the Bolsheviks in 1917, lead the anti-Russian forces in the civil war and later, during Finland's darkest hour, lead the defense of his country against the impossible odds of the Winter War. Mannerheim is a fascinating appraisal of an adventurer and explorer who would go on to forge a ne |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 7, 2016) |
| Subject |
Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Emil, 1867-1951.
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Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Emil, 1867-1951 fast |
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Soldiers -- Finland -- Biography
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Presidents -- Finland -- Biography
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Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905.
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Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Scandinavia.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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Presidents
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Soldiers
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Finland -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85048380
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Finland
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781908323187 |
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1908323183 |
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