General Information

Author/Creator

Trotter, William R., 1943-

Language

English.

Published

Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1991.

Physical Description

xv, 283 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Subject

Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

William R. Trotter.

Content

Part I. Onslaught and riposte. 1. The reasons why -- 2. The baron -- 3. Order of battle -- 4. First blows -- 5. "The People's Republic of Finland" -- 6. The Mannerheim Line -- 7. The Karelian Isthmus: round one -- 8. "A stupid butting of heads" -- Part II. Uncommon valor: battles in the Fourth Corps Zone. 9. Tolvajärvi: the first victory -- 10. The Kollaa Front: they shall not pass! -- 11. The Mottis of general Hägglund -- Part III. The white death. 12. The winter soldiers -- 13. Suomussalmi: a military classic -- 14. Mr. Mydans visits to the Kemi River -- Part IV. The January Lull. 15. The air war -- 16. The outside world responds -- 17. The Russians get serious -- Part V. The storm. 18. Tidal wave -- 19. Breakthrough! -- 20. Dance of the diplomats: round one -- 21. Fighting for time -- 22. Dance of the diplomats: round two -- 23. Time runs out -- 24. Aftershocks.

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 300 - RFE/RL collection

ISBN

094557522

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	General collection	948.97032 TRO		General Stacks	-

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