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A Frozen Hell : The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
A Frozen Hell The RussoFinnish Winter War of 19391940
Author: William Trotter
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781565122499
ISBN-10: 1565122496
Publication Date: 1/2000
Pages: 285
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Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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Real interesting story. Well written (he seems to have spent most of his adult life researching it), the bulk of it being military tactics and deployment that can be beyond my understanding, but he gives good background on the war's lead-up, and a very little on the "Continuation War" from 1941 to 1944.


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