FINLAND AT WAR: The Winter War 1939-40

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Draws on first-hand accounts and previously unpublished photographs to explain the 1939 'Winter War' between Finland and Soviet Russia -- and how tiny Finland held firm against 500,000 Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939. It reveals the untold story of iron determination, unparalleled skill and utter mastery of winter warfare that characterized Finland's fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. The Finns not only survived the initial attacks but succeeded in inflicting devastating casualties before superior Russian numbers eventually forced a peace settlement.