Finland At War 1939 45

Author : Philip Jowett,Brent Snodgrass
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782001256

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Finland at War 1939–45 by Philip Jowett,Brent Snodgrass Pdf

In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the end of both these campaigns – the Winter War, and the Continuation War – the fiercely patriotic defiance of vastly stronger Soviet forces by Marshal Mannerheim's soldiers won their country a unique prize: although forced to accept harsh terms, Finland was never occupied by the Red Army, and retained its independence. This book explains and illustrates, for the first time in English, the organization, uniforms, equipment and tactics of Finland's defenders.

Author : Philip Jowett,Brent Snodgrass
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782001560

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Finland at War 1939–45 by Philip Jowett,Brent Snodgrass Pdf

In the face of Soviet invasion in 1939–40, and once again in 1941–44, the armies raised by Finland – a tiny nation of only 4 million people astonished the world by their effective resistance. At the end of both these campaigns – the Winter War, and the Continuation War – the fiercely patriotic defiance of vastly stronger Soviet forces by Marshal Mannerheim's soldiers won their country a unique prize: although forced to accept harsh terms, Finland was never occupied by the Red Army, and retained its independence. This book explains and illustrates, for the first time in English, the organization, uniforms, equipment and tactics of Finland's defenders.

Author : Vesa Nenye,Peter Munter,Toni Wirtanen,Chris Birks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472815286

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Finland at War by Vesa Nenye,Peter Munter,Toni Wirtanen,Chris Birks Pdf

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.

Author : Vesa Nenye,Peter Munter,Toni Wirtanen,Chris Birks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472813596

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Finland at War by Vesa Nenye,Peter Munter,Toni Wirtanen,Chris Birks Pdf

The story of the 'Winter War' between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defences would collapse in a matter of weeks. But they held firm. The Finns not only survived the initial attacks but succeeded in inflicting devastating casualties before superior Russian numbers eventually forced a peace settlement. This is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland's vital, but almost forgotten role in the cataclysmic World War II. It reveals the untold story of iron determination, unparalleled skill and utter mastery of winter warfare that characterised Finland's fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. Now publishing in paperback, Finland at War: the Winter War 1939–40 is the premiere English-language history of the fighting performance of the Finns, drawing on first-hand accounts and rare photographs to explain just how they were able to perform military feats that nearly defy belief.

Author : David Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472843944

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The Finnish-Soviet Winter War 1939–40 by David Murphy Pdf

This informative study explores the Soviet invasion of Finland, detailing the events of the Winter War of November 1939 to March 1940. The invasion was expected to be swift and decisive, however, the fighting qualities of the Finnish Army blunted the Soviet advance and inflicted high numbers of casualties. A combination of difficulties caused by the weather, the terrain, the Mannerheim Line defences and Finnish tactics resulted in a fascinating David vs Goliath type struggle. On 23 August 1939, a secret protocol was appended to the German–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact; as part of this, Finland was assigned to the Soviet sphere of influence. On 30 November that year, in an effort to protect against renewed German aggression in the East, the Soviet Union attacked Finland, beginning what became known as the Finnish-Soviet Winter War. This long-awaited addition to the Campaign series explores the events of the war of November 1939 to March 1940. Set against the background of the developing global conflict, the conflict saw the Finnish Army thwart the plans of the sizeable Soviet forces assembled against it, before finally being forced to concede. The major battles of the war, which took place in harsh winter conditions, are covered in detail, including the Mannerheim Line, the fighting in Ladoga Karelia and Kollaa, and the clashes in Finnish Lapland.

Author : William R. Trotter
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781565126923

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A Frozen Hell by William R. Trotter Pdf

In 1939, tiny Finland waged war-the kind of war that spawns legends-against the mighty Soviet Union, and yet their epic struggle has been largely ignored. Guerrillas on skis, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, unfathomable endurance, and the charismatic leadership of one of this century's true military geniuses-these are the elements of both the Finnish victory and a gripping tale of war.

Author : URBAN. GARDINI
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 9185657638

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Finland at War, 1939-45 by URBAN. GARDINI Pdf

Author : Henrik O. Lunde
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612000374

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Finland's War of Choice by Henrik O. Lunde Pdf

A selection of the Military Book Club: “A solid operational analysis” from “an established scholar of the Scandinavian theater” (Publishers Weekly). This book describes the odd coalition between Germany and Finland in World War II and their joint military operations from 1941 to 1945. In stark contrast to the numerous books on the shorter and less bloody Winter War, which represented a gallant fight of a democratic “David” against a totalitarian “Goliath” and caught the imagination of the world, the story of Finland fighting alongside a Goliath of its own has not brought pride to that nation and was a period many Finns would rather forget. A prologue brings the reader up to speed by briefly examining the difficult history of Finland, from its separation from the Soviet Union in 1917 to its isolation after being bludgeoned in 1939–40. It then examines both Finnish and German motives for forming a coalition against the USSR, and how—as logical as a common enemy would seem—the lack of true planning and preparation would doom the alliance. In this book, Henrik Lunde, a former US Special Operations colonel and author of Hitler’s Pre-emptive War: The Battle for Norway, 1940, once again fills a profound gap in our understanding of World War II.

Author : Tiina Kinnunen,Ville Kivimäki
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004208940

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Finland in World War II by Tiina Kinnunen,Ville Kivimäki Pdf

Drawing on innovative scholarship on Finland in World War II, this volume offers a comprehensive narrative of politics and combat, well-argued analyses of the ideological, social and cultural aspects of a society at war, and novel interpretations of the memory of war.

Author : E.N. Kulkov,Oleg Aleksandrovich Rzheshevskii,Harold Shukman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135283018

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Stalin and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939-1940 by E.N. Kulkov,Oleg Aleksandrovich Rzheshevskii,Harold Shukman Pdf

This is the verbatim record of a secret and hitherto unpublished meeting, held in the Kremlin in April 1940, devoted to a post mortem of the Finnish campaign.

Author : Vesa Nenye,Peter Munter,Toni Wirtanen,Chris Birks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472813596

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Finland at War by Vesa Nenye,Peter Munter,Toni Wirtanen,Chris Birks Pdf

The story of the 'Winter War' between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defences would collapse in a matter of weeks. But they held firm. The Finns not only survived the initial attacks but succeeded in inflicting devastating casualties before superior Russian numbers eventually forced a peace settlement. This is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland's vital, but almost forgotten role in the cataclysmic World War II. It reveals the untold story of iron determination, unparalleled skill and utter mastery of winter warfare that characterised Finland's fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. Now publishing in paperback, Finland at War: the Winter War 1939–40 is the premiere English-language history of the fighting performance of the Finns, drawing on first-hand accounts and rare photographs to explain just how they were able to perform military feats that nearly defy belief.

Author : Eloise Engle,Lauri Paananen,Eloise Engle Paananen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000612516

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The Winter War by Eloise Engle,Lauri Paananen,Eloise Engle Paananen Pdf

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.

Author : David Campbell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472813244

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Finnish Soldier Vs Soviet Soldier by David Campbell Pdf

Focusing on three key battles of the epic David-and-Goliath Winter War, this illustrated study assesses the combat performance of Finnish and Soviet forces during this short but savage war.

Author : William R Trotter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-08
Category : Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940
ISBN : 1781312265

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The Winter War by William R Trotter Pdf

On 30 November 1939, Soviet bombers unloaded their bombs on Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Stalin's ultimatum, demanding the cession of huge tracts of territory as a buffer zone against Nazi Germany, had been rejected by the Finnish government, and now a small Baltic republic was at war with the giant Soviet military machine. But this forgotten war, fought under brutal, sub-arctic conditions, often with great heroism on both sides, proved one of the most astonishing in military history. Using guerrilla fighters on skis, even reindeer to haul supplies on sleds, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, and with unfathomable endurance and the charismatic leadership of one of the 20th century's true military geniuses, Finland not only kept at bay but won an epic, if short-lived, victory over the hapless Russian conscripts. Its surreal engagements included the legendary "Sausage Battle", when starving Soviet troops who had over-run a Finnish encampment couldn't resist the cauldrons of hot sausage soup left behind by their opponents - and were ambushed as they stopped to sup. Although by sheer attritional weight of numbers Stalin eventually prevailed over the Finns, their pointed resistance enabled their country to remain free, even as other countries fell one by one.

Author : Sue Saffle
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782386599

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To the Bomb and Back by Sue Saffle Pdf

Between 1939 and 1945, some 80,000 Finnish children were sent to Sweden, Denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation’s soldiers fought superior Soviet and German forces. This was the largest of all of World War II children’s transports, and although acknowledged today as “a great social-historical mistake,” it has received surprisingly little attention. This is the first English-language account of Finland’s war children and their experiences, told through the survivors’ own words. Supported by an extensive introduction, a bibliography of secondary sources, and over two dozen photographs, this book testifies to the often-lifelong traumas endured by youthful survivors of war.