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Informationen zum Autor Vesa Nenye, Peter Munter, Toni Wirtanen, Chris Birks Klappentext In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt. Years of uneasy trench warfare followed, known as the Continuation War, during which Finland desperately sought a way out, German dreams of victory were dashed, and the Soviet Union built the strongest army in the world. In the summer of 1944, the whole might of the Red Army was launched against the Finnish defences on the narrow Karelian Isthmus. Over several weeks of fierce fighting, the Finns managed to halt the Soviet assault. With Stalin forced to divert his armies to the race to Berlin, an armistice agreement was reached, the harsh terms of which forced the Finns to take on their erstwhile German allies in Lapland. Featuring rare photographs and first-hand accounts, this second volume of a two-part study, publishing in paperback for the first time, details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom. Zusammenfassung The follow-up to Finland at War: The Winter War , this is the astonishing David and Goliath story of Finland's military history during World War II as, heavily outnumbered, they held off the Soviet invaders In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt. Years of uneasy trench warfare followed, known as the Continuation War, during which Finland desperately sought a way out, German dreams of victory were dashed, and the Soviet Union built the strongest army in the world. In the summer of 1944, the whole might of the Red Army was launched against the Finnish defences on the narrow Karelian Isthmus. Over several weeks of fierce fighting, the Finns managed to halt the Soviet assault. With Stalin forced to divert his armies to the race to Berlin, an armistice agreement was reached, the harsh terms of which forced the Finns to take on their erstwhile German allies in Lapland.Featuring rare photographs and first-hand accounts, this second volume of a two-part study, publishing in paperback for the first time, details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Chronology Chapter 1: The Return to War Chapter 2: Silberfuchs - Attack in the North Chapter 3: The Conquest of Karelian Isthmus Chapter 4: Onslaught on the Karelian Isthmus Chapter 5: The Finnish Navy and Hanko Chapter 6: Trench Warfare 1942-44 Chapter 7: Capturing Suursaari Island Chapter 8: The Beginning of the End Chapter 9: Attack on the Karelian Isthmus Chapter 10: The Tali-Ihantala Battles Chapter 11: Withdrawal from Soviet Karelia Chapter 12: Armistice and the Interim Peace Chapter 13: The Lapland War, 1944-45 Chapter 14: Towards Peace Bibliography Appendix Index ...
