War of the White Death
1st Edition
Published on 3. April 2012
256 pages
978-1-4617-5206-6 (ISBN)
Description
- Compelling account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union
- The Soviets expected to crush Finnish forces in mere days, but the Finns broke the Red Army's advance and held out for almost four months
- Authentic depiction of frontline fighting in the harshest of conditions
- Based on eyewitness testimony, war diaries, battle reports, and other records
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
PA
United States
Illustrations
90 BW Photos, 16 Maps, 225 BW Illustrations
File size
13,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4617-5206-6 (9781461752066)
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Book
04/2012
Stackpole Books
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Person
Bair Irincheev is an expert on the twentieth-century history of Finland and Russia. He has also written The Mannerheim Line (978-1-84603-384-1). He lives in Helsinki, Finland.
Content
- War Of The White Death
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Preface
- 1. Plans and Preparations
- The Opposing Forces
- Red Army Plans
- Finnish Options
- 2. December 1939: Soviet Failure on the Karelian Isthmus
- The Eastern Isthmus: Vanished Hopes
- A River Fast and Cold: Crossing the Taipaleenjoki
- The Rapids of Kiviniemi
- The Grand Soviet Offensive
- The Final Attempt: Christmas Battle at Kelja
- Central Isthmus: the New Axis of Advance
- Merkki Sector: Swamps at the Railway
- The Main Strike: Lähde and Summa Village
- Summa Village in December
- West of the Isthmus: Karhula and Inkilä
- The Finnish Counter-offensive on the Karelian Isthmus
- 3. North of Ladoga
- Loimola: Deadlock at the Railway
- Tolvajärvi and Ägläjärvi: Finnish Triumph in the Land of Lakes
- Aftermath of Tolvajärvi
- 4. Northern Finland, Lapland and the Arctic Front
- The Battle of Suomussalmi
- Defeat of the 44th Rifle Division on Raatte Road
- Suomussalmi Repeated: Fighting on the Kuhmo Front
- 5. Breakthrough on the Mannerheim Line
- January 1940, Lähde: Soviet Preparations
- The Breakthrough
- Summa Village Holds Out
- February: Fifteen Days of Ceaseless Fighting
- Merkki Sector: the Breakthrough Expanded
- Tassionlammet: One Boys Anti-tank Rifle per Brigade
- The Central Isthmus
- Eastern Isthmus: Taipale and Suvanto
- The Mannerheim Line Abandoned
- Three Bunker Lines at Muolaa
- The River Salmenkaita
- 6. March 1940: Last Stand-off on the Karelian Isthmus
- Battle of the River Vuoksi
- The Last Day and Hour of War
- Aftermath and Closing Remarks
- Appendices
- I Glossary of Finnish Terms
- II Typical Soviet Rifle Division Compared to a Typical Finnish Infantry Division
- III Unofficial Table of Army Ranks
- IV Losses of the 20th Heavy Tank Brigade in December 1939
- V Losses of the 40th Light Tank Brigade in December 1939
- VI Finnish and Soviet Slang from the Winter War
- Archive Sources
- Finnish National Archive
- Russian State Military Archives
- Bibliography
- Finnish Sources
- Russian Language Sources
- Swedish Sources
- English Sources
- Online Sources
- Index
