War of the White Death Finland against the Soviet Union, 1939-40

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* Compelling account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union* The Soviets expected to crush Finnish forces in mere days, but the Finns broke the Red Army's advance and held out for almost four months* Authentic depiction of frontline fighting in the harshest of conditions* Based on eyewitness testimony, war diaries, battle reports, and other records

List of Maps	p. vii
Preface	p. xvii
Plans and Preparations	p. 1
The Opposing Forces	p. 3
Red Army Plans	p. 5
Finnish Options	p. 7
December 1939: Soviet Failure on the Karelian Isthmus	p. 10
The Eastern Isthmus: Vanished Hopes	p. 11
A River Fast and Cold: Crossing the Taipaleenjoki	p. 13
The Rapids of Kiviniemi	p. 16
The Grand Soviet Offensive	p. 24
The Final Attempt: Christmas Battle at Kelja	p. 28
Central Isthmus: the New Axis of Advance	p. 33
Merkki Sector: Swamps at the Railway	p. 33
The Main Strike: Lähde and Summa Village	p. 41
Summa Village in December	p. 59
West of the Isthmus: Karhula and Inkilä	p. 69
The Finnish Counter-offensive on the Karelian Isthmus	p. 72
North of Ladoga	p. 77
Loimola: Deadlock at the Railway	p. 82
Tolvajärvi and Ägläjärvi: Finish Triumph in the Land of Lakes	p. 83
Aftermath of Tolvajärvi	p. 101
Northern Finland, Lapland and the Arctic Front	p. 104
The Battle of Suomussalmi	p. 105
Defeat of the 44th Rifle Division on Raatte Road	p. 108
Suomussalmi Repeated: Fighting on the Kuhmo Front	p. 117
Breakthrough on the Mannerheim Line	p. 124
January 1940, Lähde: Soviet Preparations	p. 124
The Breakthrough	p. 126
Summa Village Holds Out	p. 139
February: Fifteen Days of Ceaseless Fighting	p. 143
Merkki Sector: the Breakthrough Expanded	p. 152
Tassionlammet: One Boys Anti-tank Rifle per Brigade	p. 154
The Central Isthmus	p. 160
Eastern Isthmus: Taipale and Suvanto	p. 163
The Mannerheim Line Abandoned	p. 167
Three Bunker Lines at Muolaa	p. 168
The River Salmenkaita	p. 182
March 1940: Last Stand-off on the Karelian Isthmus	p. 192
Battle of the River Vuoksi	p. 194
The Last Day and Hour of War	p. 197
Aftermath and Closing Remarks	p. 205
Appendices	p. 206
Glossary of Finnish Terms	p. 206
Typical Soviet Rifle Division Compared to a Typical Finnish Infantry Division	p. 207
Unofficial Table of Army Ranks	p. 208
Losses of the 20th Heavy Tank Brigade in December 1939	p. 209
Losses of the 40th Light Tank Brigade in December 1939	p. 209
Finnish and Soviet Slang from the Winter War	p. 210
Archive Sources	p. 212
Finnish National Archive	p. 212
Russian State Military Archives	p. 213
Bibliography	p. 215
Finnish Sources	p. 215
Russian Language Sources	p. 215
Swedish Sources	p. 216
English Sources	p. 216
Online Sources	p. 216
Index	p. 217
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