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.
Finland's War of Choice
Finland's War of Choice - 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's War of Choice write by Henrik O. Lunde. This book was released on 2011-02-22. Finland's War of Choice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A selection of the Military Book Club: “A solid operational analysis” from “an established scholar of the Scandinavian theater” (Publishers Weekly). This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945. In stark contrast to the numerous books on the shorter and less bloody Winter War, which represented a gallant fight of a democratic “David” against a totalitarian “Goliath” and caught the imagination of the world, the story of Finland fighting alongside a Goliath of its own has not brought pride to that nation and was a period many Finns would rather forget. A prologue brings the reader up to speed by briefly examining the difficult history of Finland, from its separation from the Soviet Union in 1917 to its isolation after being bludgeoned in 1939–40. It then examines both Finnish and German motives for forming a coalition against the USSR, and how—as logical as a common enemy would seem—the lack of true planning and preparation would doom the alliance. In this book, Henrik Lunde, a former US Special Operations colonel and author of Hitler’s Pre-emptive War: The Battle for Norway, 1940, once again fills a profound gap in our understanding of World War II.
Finland in the Second World War
Finland in the Second World 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 in the Second World War write by Olli Vehviläinen. This book was released on 2002-05-10. Finland in the Second World War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book describes the struggle for power between two totalitarian dictatorships in the north of Europe and the battle for survival of a small nation caught between them. In the Winter War of 1939-1940 Finland successfully fought off a Soviet invasion. Then, with none to turn to but Germany, it became the only democratic state on the Axis side. Ultimately, it succeeded in extricating itself from the war and, despite the shadow of Russia looming over it, averted a Communist takeover.
To the Bomb and Back
To the Bomb and Back - 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 To the Bomb and Back write by Sue Saffle. This book was released on 2015-06-01. To the Bomb and Back available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Between 1939 and 1945, some 80,000 Finnish children were sent to Sweden, Denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation’s soldiers fought superior Soviet and German forces. This was the largest of all of World War II children’s transports, and although acknowledged today as “a great social-historical mistake,” it has received surprisingly little attention. This is the first English-language account of Finland’s war children and their experiences, told through the survivors’ own words. Supported by an extensive introduction, a bibliography of secondary sources, and over two dozen photographs, this book testifies to the often-lifelong traumas endured by youthful survivors of war.
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.
