Finland at War + nemokamas atvežimas! | knygos.lt

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The story of the war in Finland during World War II is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter which saw the Finns first hold off the offensive of the militarily superior Soviets and then expel German forces from their country. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defences would collapse in a matter of weeks. They held firm. Under pressure from Nazi Germany, Finland went on the offensive in 1941 in the Continuation War, before finally agreeing to make peace with the Soviets and attack German forces that had been stationed in the country. Packed with first-hand accounts and previously unpublished photographs, this is a rigorously detailed and compelling history of Finland’s forgotten role in World War II that examines how their dogged determination, innovative tactics and utter mastery of winter warfare allowed their forces to perform military feats that nearly defy belief.