Vesa Nenye, Peter Munter, Toni Wirtanen, Chris Birks

Finland at War (eBook, PDF)

The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941-45

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Produktbeschreibung

The follow-up to Finland at War: The Winter War, this is the astonishing David and Goliath story of Finland's military history during World War II as, heavily outnumbered, they held off the Soviet invaders

In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt. Years of uneasy trench warfare followed, known as the Continuation War, during which Finland desperately sought a way out, German dreams of victory were dashed, and the Soviet Union built the strongest army in the world.

In the summer of 1944, the whole might of the Red Army was launched against the Finnish defences on the narrow Karelian Isthmus. Over several weeks of fierce fighting, the Finns managed to halt the Soviet assault. With Stalin forced to divert his armies to the race to Berlin, an armistice agreement was reached, the harsh terms of which forced the Finns to take on their erstwhile German allies in Lapland.

Featuring rare photographs and first-hand accounts, this second volume of a two-part study, publishing in paperback for the first time, details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472815279
• Artikelnr.: 44867731

Autorenporträt

After graduating college, Vesa Nenye followed his family's illustrious military tradition and served his country, Finland, as a Tank Commander and an Arms & Munitions NCO. Upon leaving the armed forces, he became a member of the Panssarikilta - the armoured core heritage society in Finland.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Interim Peace
Chapter 2: The Continuation war
Chapter 3: Attack on the Northern Front (Operation Silberfuchs)
Chapter 4: Conquest of Ladoga-Karelia
Chapter 5: Capture of Sortovala
Chapter 6: IV Army Corps at Viipuri
Chapter 7: Invading Soviet Karelia
Chapter 8: Trench Warfare
Chapter 9: Tali Ihantala
Chapter 10: Äyräpää-Vuosalmi Battles
Chapter 11: Armistice
Chapter 12: The Lapland War 1944-1945
Chapter 13: Towards Peace

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Preface and AcknowledgementsChronology1. The Rise of Finland2. The Road to War3. The Karelian Isthmus, December 19394. Ladoga Karelia, December 19395. Group Tavela6. North Finland Group7. Lapland Group, 1939-408. A Watching World9. The Battle for Ladoga Karelia, 194010. The Karelian Isthmus, 194011. An Interim PeaceBibliographyAppendixIndex