Finland at War: The Winter War 1939–40

ISBN-13: 9781472827180 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 304 str.

Chris Birks

Opis

Now publishing in paperback, this is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland's vital, but almost forgotten role in the desperate struggle against Soviet Russia in the Winter War.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgements /Chronology /1. The Rise of Finland /2. The Road to War /3. The Karelian Isthmus, December 1939 /4. Ladoga Karelia, December 1939 /5. Group Tavela /6. North Finland Group /7. Lapland Group, 1939-40 /8. A Watching World /9. The Battle for Ladoga Karelia, 1940 /10. The Karelian Isthmus, 1940 /11. An Interim Peace /Bibliography /Appendix /Index

O autorze

Chris Birks moved from England to Bergen, Norway, at the ageof 13. He went on to study geology at the University of Bergen. Whilst studying, he developed a keen interest in military history and was instrumentalin the development of the hobby scene for strategy wargaming in Norway. Chris now works as a teacher of mathematics and natural sciences, and splits his freetime between family trips to the mountains, wargaming and different historical research projects.