A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940Algonquin Books, 13 jun 2013 - 285 pagina's 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. |
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The Baron | |
Order of Battle | |
A Military Classic | |
Mr Mydans Visits the Kemi River | |
The January Lull | |
The Air | |
The Outside World Responds | |
The Russians Get Serious | |
The Storm | |
Tidal Wave | |
First Blows | |
The Peoples Republic of Finland | |
The Mannerheim Line | |
Round | |
A Stupid Butting of Heads | |
Battles in the Fourth Corps Zone | |
The First Victory | |
They Shall Not Pass | |
The Mottis of General Hägglund | |
The White Death | |
The Winter Soldiers | |
Breakthrough | |
Round | |
Fighting for Time | |
Round | |
Time Runs | |
Aftershocks | |
Chronology | |
Notes on the Sources | |
Index | |
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A Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940 William R. Trotter Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2000 |
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