
Mannerheim
President, Soldier, Spy
Jonathan Clements(Author)
Haus Publishing
Published on 2. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-907822-57-5 (ISBN)
Description
Gustaf Mannerheim was on of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. As a young Finnish officer in Russian service he witnessed the coronation the last Tsar and was both reprimanded for his foolhardiness and decorated for his bravery in the Russo-Japanese War.
He spent two years undercover in Asia as an agent in the 'Great Game', posing as a Swedish anthropologist. Crossing China on horseback, he stopped en route to teach the thirteenth Dalai Lama how to shoot a pistol and spied on the Japanese navy.
Having escaped the Bolshevicks by the skin of his teeth in 1917, he led the anti-Russian forces in the local revolt and civil war and later, during Finland's darkest hour, he lead the defence of his country against the impossible odds of the Winter War.
In this, the first major English language biography of Mannerheim for a decade, Jonathan Clements brings new material to light on Mannerheim's time in Manchuria, China and Japan. The result is a fascinating appraisal of an adventurer and explorer who would go on to forge a new nation.
He spent two years undercover in Asia as an agent in the 'Great Game', posing as a Swedish anthropologist. Crossing China on horseback, he stopped en route to teach the thirteenth Dalai Lama how to shoot a pistol and spied on the Japanese navy.
Having escaped the Bolshevicks by the skin of his teeth in 1917, he led the anti-Russian forces in the local revolt and civil war and later, during Finland's darkest hour, he lead the defence of his country against the impossible odds of the Winter War.
In this, the first major English language biography of Mannerheim for a decade, Jonathan Clements brings new material to light on Mannerheim's time in Manchuria, China and Japan. The result is a fascinating appraisal of an adventurer and explorer who would go on to forge a new nation.
Reviews / Votes
'...the author has combined that knowledge of a historian with the accessibility of a novelist. I hadn't heard much about Finland's Gustaf Mannerheim before, but I am certainly intrigued to read more about his fascinating life.' 'Absorbing, superbly detailed, powerfully written biography...'More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Interest Age: From 16 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
3 Karten, 50 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
3 Maps; 50 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
407 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907822-57-5 (9781907822575)
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E-Book
12/2012
1st Edition
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Person
Jonathan Clements has written biographies of Mao, Marco Polo and most recently of Wellington Koo and Prince Saionji in Haus's Makers of the Modern World series.
Content
List of Illustrations viii
Note on Dates xv
Introduction: Cold Mountain 1
1 Mannerheim's World 9
2 The Field of Vipers 32
3 The Baptism of Fire 51
4 The Tournament of Shadows 79
5 The Horse Reaches China 111
6 The Paper Dragons 142
7 The End of Empire 170
8 The White Devil 190
9 The House of the Four Winds 207
10 The Jaws of Peril 236
11 The Eye of the Storm 255
12 Marski 273
Afterword: Mannerheim in the 21st Century 285
Note on Names 289
Notes 293
Sources and Further Reading 320
Acknowledgements 332
Index 334
Note on Dates xv
Introduction: Cold Mountain 1
1 Mannerheim's World 9
2 The Field of Vipers 32
3 The Baptism of Fire 51
4 The Tournament of Shadows 79
5 The Horse Reaches China 111
6 The Paper Dragons 142
7 The End of Empire 170
8 The White Devil 190
9 The House of the Four Winds 207
10 The Jaws of Peril 236
11 The Eye of the Storm 255
12 Marski 273
Afterword: Mannerheim in the 21st Century 285
Note on Names 289
Notes 293
Sources and Further Reading 320
Acknowledgements 332
Index 334