
The Mannerheim Line 1920-39
Finnish Fortifications of the Winter War
Bair Irincheev(Author)
Osprey Publishing
Published on 10. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-84603-384-1 (ISBN)
Description
In the wake of the bloody civil war that followed Finland's independence from Russia in 1917, the border between the two countries was established across the Karelian Isthmus, an area long fought over by Russia, Finland and Sweden in their attempts to dominate the northern tip of Europe. Neither the Soviets nor the Finnish were comfortable with such a divide which was only 32km from the military and industrial city of Petrograd. As such, both sides began an intensive period of fortification and defensive planning. As the Winter War broke out in November 1939, the complex and heavily defended Mannerheim Line suffered intense bombardment. The armistice of 1940 saw Finland cede control of the entire Karelian Isthmus to the USSR, and a propaganda war ensued. Through an analysis of the background, and operational history of the Mannerheim Line, Bair Irincheev attempts to dispel such myths and provide an accurate assessment of its huge historical importance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
5 b/w; 10 col
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
211 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84603-384-1 (9781846033841)
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Persons
Bair Irincheev was born in 1977 in St Petersburg, Russia. he is a keen re-enactor of the Winter War. Bair runs his own travel company, which organizes tours of military sites in the former Soviet Union and Finland. He is married, and lives in Helsinki, Finland.