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The Winter War : the Russo-finnish conflict, 1939-1940 / Eloise Engel, Lauri Paananen.

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.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Paananen, Eloise (Author)
Other Authors: Paananen, Lauri
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2019.
Subjects:
Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
Table of 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.

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