The Hundred Day Winter War : Finland's gallant stand against the Soviet Army / Gordon F. Sander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sander, Gordon F., author.

Series:

Modern War Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.

Physical Description:

1 online resource. 1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]

Summary:

The most comprehensive single-volume history of the Winter War--the stunning defeat by the tiny Finnish army of the mighty Soviet Red Army in a gallant 105-day stand that captured the world's imagination during World War II.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Ackowledgments

Introduction

Maps

Part I: A Thermopylae Every Day: November 30-December 25, 1939

1. "A Wild Day": November 30, 1939

2. "They Shall Not Get Us as a Present": December 1-11, 1939

3. Steamroller Blues: December 12-25, 1939

Photo Gallery

Part II: Interregnum: December 26, 1939-February 5, 1940

4. The Suomussalmi Factor: December 26, 1939-January 7, 1940

5. "Nothing of Importance on the Front": January 8-20, 1940

6. Grand Hotel: January 21-February 5, 1940

Part III: The Reckoning: February 6-March 13, 1940

7. The Red Army's Second Turn: February 6-23, 1940

8. The Gates of Viipuri: February 24-March 12, 1940

9. Tears in Helsinki: March 13, 1940

Epilogue

Postscript: "There Shall Be No Night

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-369) and index.

ISBN:

0-7006-2886-X

OCLC:

1148887148