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Churchill and Finland : a study in anticommunism and geopolitics / Markku Ruotsila.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruotsila, Markku.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
- Churchill, Winston.
- Anti-communist movements--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Anti-communist movements.
- Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940--Foreign public opinion, British.
- Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
- Cold War.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Finland.
- Great Britain.
- Finland--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Finland.
- Finland--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Finland.
- Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (211 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Frank Cass, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the intertwined dynamics of Churchill's anticommunist and geopolitical thought. It looks at the ways in which he attempted to use Finland as both tool and ally in the anticommunist projects of the twentieth century. Finland appeared a staunch ally in Churchill's recurring efforts to destroy or negate international communism, but the broader concerns of geopolitics and Great Power diplomacy complicated what might have been a simple task of teaming up with like-minded Finns. The resulting tensions are explored and explained in this study of comparative anticommunism based on C
- Contents:
- BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 BEFORE THE BOLSHEVIKS, 1900-1918; 2 CHURCHILL, FINLAND AND THE RUSSIAN INTERVENTION, 1919-1920; 3 THE TRAVAILS OF ANTICOMMUNISM IN THE INTERWAR YEARS, 1921-1939; 4 THE ANTICOMMUNIST CHALLENGE OF THE WINTER WAR, 1939-1940; 5 CHURCHILL AS ALLY OF THE SOVIET UNION, ENEMY OF FINLAND, 1941-1944; 6 CHURCHILL, FINLAND AND THE EARLY COLD WAR, 1945-1955; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-27163-8
- 1-134-27164-6
- 1-280-17516-8
- 0-203-31141-8
- 9780203311417
- OCLC:
- 475906540
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