War of the White Death - Finland Against the Soviet Union 1939-40

Informationen zum Autor Bair Irincheev is an expert on the twentieth-century history of Finland and Russia. He has also written The Mannerheim Line (978-1-84603-384-1). He lives in Helsinki, Finland. Klappentext Compelling account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union The Soviets expected to crush Finnish forces in mere days, but the Finns broke the Red Army's advance and held out for almost four months Authentic depiction of frontline fighting in the harshest of conditions Based on eyewitness testimony, war diaries, battle reports, and other records Zusammenfassung Compelling account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

Product details

• Authors: Bair Irincheev
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2012
• EAN: 9780811710886
• ISBN: 978-0-8117-1088-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Stackpole Military History Series; Stackpole Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration