Description: Further DetailsTitle: Finland at WarCondition: NewEAN: 9781472827197ISBN: 9781472827197Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/20/2018Item Weight: 1038gAuthor: Toni Wirtanen, Chris Birks, Vesa Nenye, Peter MunterLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45ISBN-10: 1472827198Description: 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 invadersIn 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryTopic: Military History, Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Finland at War
Title: Finland at War
EAN: 9781472827197
ISBN: 9781472827197
Release Date: 09/20/2018
Release Year: 2018
Subtitle: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45
ISBN-10: 1472827198
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Title: Finland at War : the Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941-45
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / Scandinavia
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 36.7 Oz
Author: Toni Wirtanen, Peter Munter, Vesa Nenye, Chris Birks
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 7.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
