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Hitler´s Nordic Ally?: Finland and the Total War 1939 - 1945
Claes Johansen
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Description for Hitler´s Nordic Ally?: Finland and the Total War 1939 - 1945
Hardback. Examines Finland's involvement throughout WWII, not just the Winter War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 photographs and 7 tactical maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Finland was the only nation with an elected and democratic government to fight on the German side in WWII. Despite being small, poorly armed and made up of conscripts, the Finnish army was probably the most effective fighting force at the time, managing with practically no outside help to keep the mighty Red Army at bay for more than three months during the Winter War of 1939-40. In 1944, the devastating Soviet mass attack against the Finnish army involved the largest artillery assault of the entire WWII theatre of operations up until this point. Nevertheless, the Finns eventually managed ... Read more
Finland was the only nation with an elected and democratic government to fight on the German side in WWII. Despite being small, poorly armed and made up of conscripts, the Finnish army was probably the most effective fighting force at the time, managing with practically no outside help to keep the mighty Red Army at bay for more than three months during the Winter War of 1939-40. In 1944, the devastating Soviet mass attack against the Finnish army involved the largest artillery assault of the entire WWII theatre of operations up until this point. Nevertheless, the Finns eventually managed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
961g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473853140
SKU
V9781473853140
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Ref
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About Claes Johansen
Born in Copenhagen in 1957, Claes Johansen is the author of 35 published books, many of them historical novels. He completed his national service in the Danish army in 1977 and later qualified as teacher. Since 1992 he has been working full-time as a bilingual writer in English and Danish.
Reviews for Hitler´s Nordic Ally?: Finland and the Total War 1939 - 1945
The author is a former Danish Army soldier himself, as well as a novelist and teacher, all of which helped him craft the present superb volume - which is factual, well written, and ably illustrated... The author superbly relates this entire amazing combat saga with informative text plus an outstanding photo selection in a work that you won't want to ... Read more