The Winter War: The Russo-finnish Conflict, 1939-1940

by Eloise Engle, Lauri Paananen, Eloise Engle Paananen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000612516
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/31/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Eloise Engle, Lauri Paananen

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