Finland at War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Finland at War write by Vesa Nenye. This book was released on 2015-09-20. Finland at War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 defences 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 characterised Finland's fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. Now publishing in paperback, Finland at War: the Winter War 1939–40 is the premiere English-language history of the fighting performance of the Finns, drawing on first-hand accounts and rare photographs to explain just how they were able to perform military feats that nearly defy belief.
Finland at War 1939–45
Finland at War 1939–45 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Finland at War 1939–45 write by Philip Jowett. This book was released on 2012-07-20. Finland at War 1939–45 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the end of both these campaigns – the Winter War, and the Continuation War – the fiercely patriotic defiance of vastly stronger Soviet forces by Marshal Mannerheim's soldiers won their country a unique prize: although forced to accept harsh terms, Finland was never occupied by the Red Army, and retained its independence. This book explains and illustrates, for the first time in English, the organization, uniforms, equipment and tactics of Finland's defenders.
Finland at War
Finland at War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Finland at War write by Vesa Nenye. This book was released on 2016-03-24. Finland at War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt. Years of uneasy trench warfare followed, known as the Continuation War, during which Finland desperately sought a way out, German dreams of victory were dashed, and the Soviet Union built the strongest army in the world. In the summer of 1944, the whole might of the Red Army was launched against the Finnish defences on the narrow Karelian Isthmus. Over several weeks of fierce fighting, the Finns managed to halt the Soviet assault. With Stalin forced to divert his armies to the race to Berlin, an armistice agreement was reached, the harsh terms of which forced the Finns to take on their erstwhile German allies in Lapland. Featuring rare photographs and first-hand accounts, this second volume of a two-part study, publishing in paperback for the first time, details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom.
A Frozen Hell
A Frozen Hell - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Frozen Hell write by William R. Trotter. This book was released on 2013-06-13. A Frozen Hell available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1939, tiny Finland waged war-the kind of war that spawns legends-against the mighty Soviet Union, and yet their epic struggle has been largely ignored. Guerrillas on skis, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, unfathomable endurance, and the charismatic leadership of one of this century's true military geniuses-these are the elements of both the Finnish victory and a gripping tale of war.
Finland in World War II
Finland in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Finland in World War II write by Tiina Kinnunen. This book was released on 2011-11-25. Finland in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Drawing on innovative scholarship on Finland in World War II, this volume offers a comprehensive narrative of politics and combat, well-argued analyses of the ideological, social and cultural aspects of a society at war, and novel interpretations of the memory of war.
