Ntalvisota the winter war books

This book will interest anyone who enjoys tales of valiant underdogs who struggle mightily against overwhelming odds. In finland, the national defence system was built to repel an attack by the red army. However, if you are new to the subject, i would recommend reading eloise engle and lauri paananens the winter war. Antti henttonen, who was a lieutenant of the finnish border guard troops during the war with the soviet union, said that the soviets were not ready to fight on foreign terrain in harsh conditions of the finnish winter. Despite a leg weakened by polio, marko skis well and volunteers to serve at the front as a. The winter war by antti tuuri goodreads share book. I have read a few books about the winter war of 19391940 and so far this is among the best. The winter war between finland and russia began in the fall of 1939, when russian. It tells the story of a finnish infantry regiment jr 23, which consists almost solely of men from southern ostrobothnia, focusing mainly on a platoon of reservists from kauhava. Four other of his novels have been made into films as well. The winter war is one of those rare novels that leave you wishing there could have been an extra hundred pages or so. As a junior member of the civil guard, war comes personally to marko when his best friend is blown up by a russian bomb, his father is conscripted and his grandmother and little sister are sent to live safely in sweden.

The soviet attack on finland 19391940 first in order to set the context, and then read this one. Aug 27, 2015 i enjoyed the book it gives english readers a look at life in finland. Set in finland during the 1939 russian invasion, this recounts a littleknown war. At auschwitz, the various categories of prisoners political, common criminals, social misfits, homosexuals, etc. The soviet attack on finland, 19391940 stackpole military history series new ed by engle, eloise, paananen, lauri isbn. Of these, it was finland that resisted most fiercely, and finland that enjoyed the greatest longterm success. Max paul is a renowned sociologist and his wife katriina has a wellpaid. The winter war by philip teir world literature today. The influence of the winter war in popular culture has been deep and wide, both in finnish culture and worldwide. Philip teirs characters are all endearing, bar one intended to be a snobbish, unbearable figure, and teirs heroine is so likeable it makes you wistful you will. Told from the perspective of marko, the fourteenyearold polio survivor, the story captures the heroic defense of finland from the soviet aggressor.

Anyway, from whom could the jews have received them. The background of the winter war covers the period before the outbreak of the winter war between finland and the soviet union in 19391940, stretching from the finnish declaration of independence in 1917 to the sovietfinnish negotiations in 19381939. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Funily enough its not much different from ours but i found the style very refreshing. Jun 01, 2008 a brisk, efficient account of one of the most overlooked episodes of world war iithe soviet invasion of finland. Dont miss all the adventures of the prince warriors, perfect for all middlegrade readers. Talvisota for rising storm 2 brings players from the steaming jungles of vietnam to the frozen forests of finland, during the sovietfinnish winter war of the late 1930s. The winter war novel is based on series research and has been made into a film that has received legendary status in finland. The war began when the soviet union attacked finland on 30 november 1939 and it ended march 1940.

Quiet moments off the battlefield intersperse the intense battle scenes. Media in category declassified photos of the winter war the following 75 files are in this category, out of 75 total. Soviet soldiers were not used to being in the woods wwii. The defender had no options, only survive or let the kossacks in. He meets tino vainamoinen, a small yet formidable finnish soldier ready to do anything for his country. World war ii veterans recount their stories about the war, its effects and its human perspective. Learn more about the russofinnish war in this article. Though trotters book gives quite a good overview of the winter war i would refrain from rating it too highly. It does offer a treatise of from pretty much solely from the finnish perspective to the winter war, but that is riddled with errors which luckily usually remain on the small detail level. It tells of enlisted men during world war ii whose.

My first contacts with the winter war came through skimming picture books, reading fiction and through movies, says historian antero holmila. Winter war reveals how, in the months before the hundred days, fdr and hoover battled over ideas and shaped the divisive politics of the twentieth century. Talvisota 1989 3h 19min drama, history, war december 1989 usa in 1939, two finnish brothers are conscripted in the army to fight in the war between finland and the soviet union. Berwald oxenstierna is a medic on the front lines of the winter war, the fight to keep finlands independence and fend off the soviet union. If you are really interested in the winter war this is the one book to buy. The timeline of the winter war is a chronology of events leading up to, culminating in, and resulting from the winter war. In this sequel to priscilla shirers bestselling trilogy, the prince warriors return to ahoratos to find it bare and dangerous. On war and the winter war florida state university. Karl liebknecht, has become widespread and serious. The winter war began three months after world war ii started, and the war had full media attention as other european fronts had a calm period. Vastly outmanned and outgunned, the finnish soldiers put up a fierce resistance against the red army. Sep 24, 2015 this is a trailer for a short war film i am making about the winter war. During the interwar period, the only military threat finland faced came from the east.

Winter garden is a family historymystery novel, alternating between the account of a girl in leningrad in 1941 and a woman named anya in 2000. The winter war aspasia classics in finnish literature. The russofinnish winter war of 19391940 by william r. The visuals are graphic and stunning without being over dramatized. Probably the best book on war that ive ever read among hundreds. The winter war, by philip teir, translated by tiina nunnally, serpents tail, rrp. He writes historical novels covering mostly finlands 20th century history. I consider myself somewhat familiar with the major events of world war 2, but i had never even heard of the siege of leningrad. Same type of executions took place in the red army both in the winter war and in the great patriotic war. At the end and within a year after the winter war years 19401941 much literature was published in. Jul 12, 2016 5 mustread books about war, written by veterans. The epic battle of finland against the soviet invasion.

It began with a soviet invasion of finland on 30 november 1939, three months after the outbreak of world war ii, and ended three and a half months later with the moscow peace treaty on march 1940. Isbn 9781781254882im seldom sad to have finished a book. The soviet union claimed parts of finnish territory mainly to create a buffer against a. The winter war started on november 30th 1939, when soviet russia invaded finland. Russofinnish war november 30, 1939march 12, 1940, also called the winter war, war waged by the soviet union against finland at the beginning of world war ii, following the conclusion of the germansoviet nonaggression pact august 23, 1939. Pretty much everybody was aware of, that if stalins orchestra gets to perform with the red army at town square in hel. There are many books on the winter war that cover the big picture from multiple perspectives. Why was finland so successful during the winter war. During the ominous lull between the nazi conquest of poland and the assault on france, the soviet union sought palpable assurances from neutral, democratic finland to protect vulnerable leningrad against attack, ostensibly from the british or the french, but in fact from hitler. It was, in a way, a classic case of being up against the wall. This is the second book i have read by philip teir the first is the summer house another good read.

It does not include air or naval action both were relatively minor, but does include some prewar history of finland and her journey to independence as well as the uneasy peace that followed. The russofinnish winter war of 19391940 trotter, william on. The winter war russia against finland a ballantine book this is another common book that can be located on ebay or with ease. Two years ago, the prince warriors lost one of their own, but now they must stand firm. The winter war was left as a separate war that was fought between the soviet union and finland. In the winter war of 1939 to 1940, the soviets won their objectives, but they did so at great cost while the finns largely guaranteed that they would not be absorbed into the soviet union or reduced to a vassal state. The winter war 193940 was fought during the second world war without becoming part of it. The book alludes to the winter war but its more about the family. In contrast, the continuation war, which began in summer 1941, was part of the second world war. Talvisota is a 1989 finnish war film directed by pekka parikka, based on the winter war, a novel by antti tuuri. Korea the winter war talvisota is the gritty chronicle of the heroic resistance of a platoon of osttrobottnian finns, when russia attacked finland in november of 39. It began with a soviet invasion of finland on 30 november 1939, three months after.

When books went to war by molly guptill manning the new. Finland, a weak, sparsely populated, and diplomatically isolated nation, succeeded in imposing staggering costs on a far more potent aggressor. May 24, 2017 the winter war of 19391940 or the russofinnish war was fought between the soviet union and finland. The winter war is a fantastic window into the littleknown war withina war between finland and the soviet union in 1940. From their families, exterminated or confined in the. These pages have been created purely out of a hobby and are unofficial and unpolitical. A soviet book of red army war heroes in the winter war. The soviet attack on finland, 19391940 engle, eloise, paananen, lauri on. Jul 20, 2016 finlands winter war with the soviet union, waged over the course of 105 days from november 1939 to march 1940, should be an object of study for all students of military strategy. Russias invasion of finland, 19391940 robert edwards on. Hitlers rise to power in 1933 started europe on a path towards a largescale war. If you are a war movie fan then this is a mustsee movie. The war looms just beyond their camp, and there are some things even a medic cant fix. Dec 25, 2014 but molly guptill mannings when books went to war winds up feeling like the bibliophiles equivalent of its a wonderful life.

This is the best one at covering ground operations. The winter war was a war between the soviet union ussr and finland. The soviet attack on finland, 19391940 stackpole military. On the surface, the paul family are living the liberal, middleclass dream in helsinki. The winter war remained separate from the second world war. Director pekka parikka based it on a novel by antti tuuri, and also cowrote the script. The craziness of war is brought home by a finnish soldier who laughingly lights up a cigarette after having his uniform set aflame by a russian tank. Talvisota, my favorite finnish war film, exposes many facets of the winter war that began in 1939 with the soviets wanting to take for themselves more land from the fighting finns.