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The Hundred Day Winter War
Gordon F. Sander
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Description for The Hundred Day Winter War
Hardcover. The most comprehensive single-volume history of the Winter War the stunning defeat by the tiny Finnish army of the mighty Soviet Red Army in a gallant 105-day stand that captured the world's imagination during World War II." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
When the Red Army invaded Finland in November 1939 most observers expected a walkover. Instead, in a gallant stand that captured the world's imagination, the tiny Finnish army was able to hold off Stalin's mechanized echelons for 105 days.
Gordon F. Sander peels away the layers of myth surrounding this Nordic Thermopylae to reveal the conflict in its full military, political, and cultural contexts. A bestseller in Finland, the English-language version of Sander's book draws on interviews with both Finnish and Russian veterans of the war, in addition to a bountiful archive of articles from both the Western and ... Read more
When the Red Army invaded Finland in November 1939 most observers expected a walkover. Instead, in a gallant stand that captured the world's imagination, the tiny Finnish army was able to hold off Stalin's mechanized echelons for 105 days.
Gordon F. Sander peels away the layers of myth surrounding this Nordic Thermopylae to reveal the conflict in its full military, political, and cultural contexts. A bestseller in Finland, the English-language version of Sander's book draws on interviews with both Finnish and Russian veterans of the war, in addition to a bountiful archive of articles from both the Western and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619108
SKU
V9780700619108
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About Gordon F. Sander
Gordon F. Sander is a journalist, historian, and Nordic expert. His books include The Frank Family That Survived and the recently published Off the Map: A Personal History of Finland.
Reviews for The Hundred Day Winter War
This book focuses on the Winter War between the Soviet Union and neighboring Finland. The Hundred Day Winter War is a military history focusing on the phenomenon called war and its influence on international politics, as well as on the experiences of the people who participated in the war.""- European History Quarterly; ""Delivers new facts via archival research and ... Read more