061 WINTER WAR 1939-40: Repelling the Soviets from Finnish skies

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Illustrated study of the Finnish Air Force's battle to repel the Soviet invaders during the Winter War. Explains that, equipped initially with a handful of British and Dutch aircraft, Finland's air force adopted similar guerrilla tactics to its infantry. Fokker D.XXI interceptors were scattered to remote landing grounds to ambush the Soviets and give an impression of strength, while the bombers were first used for long-range reconnaissance and harassment. Over the course of the war, the Finns received new Gladiators, Fiat G.50s, and French MS.406s; until at the close of the war, all flying units were thrown in to repel the Russian invasion across the frozen Gulf of Finland. Illustrated throughout with 65 photos and 16 pages of color illustrations.