Description |
1 online resource (192 pages) |
Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Prologue -- "It Is Not Possible for You [In Finland] to Remain Neutral" -- November 30, 1939: "Our Borders are Burning!" -- Helsinki Aflame -- Marshal Mannerheim and the "Blitz" at the Karelian Isthmus -- Russian Panzers-- and the State Liquor Board--Go to War -- The Frozen Hell of Talvisota -- Russian Bombs--And the Big Sympathy War Rages Abroad -- The Air War -- The First Major Russian Offensive in Kerelia: on-the-Job Training for the Red Army -- The Karelia Defenders Counterattack -- In the Northern Wilderness -- Inside the Pincer Claws -- The Motti Battles -- Timoshenko's Offensive -- The Terrible Decision -- The Miracle of Kollaa -- Finland in Mourning -- Epilogue: Snow Covers the Tracks -- Assistance from Winter War Participants -- Help from Abroad -- Comparative Strength and Structure of the Finnish and Russian Division -- Location of Russian and Finnish Divisions -- Understanding Place Names in Finland |
Summary |
This book offers an introduction to the Winter War, as the Russo-Finnish Conflict of 1939-1940 is called. It discusses the Finnish resistance to the Russian take-over of their country and the Red Army in action; a campaign that perhaps changed the pattern of World War II |
Notes |
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Subject |
Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Paananen, Lauri.
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ISBN |
9780367274542 |
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036727454X |
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9781000607628 |
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1000607623 |
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9781000617313 |
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1000617319 |
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1000612511 |
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9781000612516 |
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