A very well produced and attractive look at the conflict. * The Armourer *
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 never-before-seen photographs and first-hand accounts, this second volume of a two-part study details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom.
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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. This book details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom.
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Introduction
Chapter 1: Interim Peace
Chapter 2: The Continuation war
Chapter 3: Attack on the Northern Front (Operation Silberfuchs)
Chapter 4: Conquest of Ladoga-Karelia
Chapter 5: Capture of Sortovala
Chapter 6: IV Army Corps at Viipuri
Chapter 7: Invading Soviet Karelia
Chapter 8: Trench Warfare
Chapter 9: Tali Ihantala
Chapter 10: AEyrapaa-Vuosalmi Battles
Chapter 11: Armistice
Chapter 12: The Lapland War 1944-1945
Chapter 13: Towards Peace
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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. Whilst the Soviet army flooded into Eastern Europe the Finns held firm, forcing the Red Army to a stalemate before forcing Nazi forces out of their sovereign territory through a combination of incredible determination, sheer mastery of warfare in Arctic conditions and the excellence and endurance of her armed forces.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472815262
Publisert
2016-03-24
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Vekt
1337 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
190 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336