| Description |
160 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Campaign book ; no. 24 |
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Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Campaign book ; no. 24.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 160). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 'Molotov's bread-baskets' -- The cold facts -- The first round -- The terror of the tanks -- Determined defenders -- The battle of Suomussalmi -- February offensive -- The final act -- The watching giants -- What it meant -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"December 1939: as the Axis and allied powers confronted each other in Western Europe, events in the far north were beginning to provide and unexpected diversion from the main theater of operations. For 105 days an amazed and sympathetic world watched as Finland, a nation of some 3 million people, wage war with the Soviet Union's 108 millions"--Back cover. |
| Subject |
Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
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Russo-Finnish War (1939-1940) (OCoLC)fst01102467
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1940
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| ISBN |
0345028902 |
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9780345028907 |
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