The 105-day war between Finland and the Soviet Union in the winter of 1939-1940 has been overshadowed by the larger conflicts of the Second World War, which followed closely after it. The courageous resistence of the only neighbor of Stalin's Russia, which fought the Red Army and survived as a free and independent nation merits this closer look. Although the diplomatic background of the Winter War has been covered before, this is the first substantial English-language study of its dramatic military encounters.
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The 105-day war between Finland and the Soviet Union in the winter of 1939-1940 has been overshadowed by the larger conflicts of the Second World War, which followed closely after it. The courageous resistence of the only neighbor of Stalin's Russia, which fought the Red Army and survived as a free and independent nation merits this closer look. Although the diplomatic background of the Winter War has been covered before, this is the first substantial English-language study of its dramatic military encounters.
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Add this copy of The White Death: the Epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter to cart. $45.00, good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Michigan State University Press.
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Good in Good jacket. Jacket is lightly worn along top edge and corners. Boards are lightly worn but in good condition. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Inside is clean and unmarked.
Add this copy of The White Death: the Epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter to cart. $88.50, very good condition, Sold by Kisselburg Military Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Potomac, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Michigan State.
Add this copy of The White Death: the Epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter to cart. $154.00, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Michigan State University Press.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 313pp/maps. the action of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940, otherwise dnown as the Winter War of 1939-1940. This book is dedicated to the 23, 000 Finns who died to ensure the freedom of their nation. It readily points out the reasons why the Finns were able to achieve the early success which they enjoyed and then the causes of their eventual defeat. Lessons about cold-weather operations are presented along with the thactical context in which they took place. Price clipped. Nice clean book.
Add this copy of The White Death: the Epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter to cart. $174.00, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Michigan State University Press.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 313pp/maps. the action of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940, otherwise dnown as the Winter War of 1939-1940. This book is dedicated to the 23, 000 Finns who died to ensure the freedom of their nation. It readily points out the reasons why the Finns were able to achieve the early success which they enjoyed and then the causes of their eventual defeat. Lessons about cold-weather operations are presented along with the thactical context in which they took place. Nice clean book.
Add this copy of The White Death: the Epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter to cart. $179.00, very good condition, Sold by DBookmahn's Used & Rare Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burke, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Michigan State University Press.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 313pp/maps. the action of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940, otherwise dnown as the Winter War of 1939-1940. This book is dedicated to the 23, 000 Finns who died to ensure the freedom of their nation. It readily points out the reasons why the Finns were able to achieve the early success which they enjoyed and then the causes of their eventual defeat. Lessons about cold-weather operations are presented along with the thactical context in which they took place. Nice clean book.
