Photo Book WW2 The Soviet-Finnish War in 1939-1940 Finland Ladoga Russian Suomi

Description

Thus Finland fought / Suomi Taistelee
Sub titled:
(
Translates
: The Soviet-Finnish War 1939-1940)
Very interesting photo book about the Winter War
(also known as the Russo-Finnish War)
Softcover
144 pages
130 rare b&w photos
3 maps
In
good exterior and good interior
condition
.
With the rare original Dust Jacket included which is lightly edgeworn and taped. Pages in the upper right hand area of the book block gently wavy from dampness, however no foxing or odor.
All pages are complete and tight in the binding.
Approx/Measurements: 10-1/2" x 8-1/4" ~1.2 lbs.
by J.O. Han
Published by Time History Wickinger
Background Info:
The Winter War broke out when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on November 30, 1939, three months after the start of World War II. As a consequence, the Soviet Union was expelled from the League of Nations on December 14th. Stalin had expected to conquer the whole country by the end of 1939, but Finnish resistance frustrated the Soviet forces, which outnumbered them three to one. Finland held out until March 1940, when a peace treaty was signed ceding about 10%25 of Finland's territory, and 20%25 of its industrial capacity, to the Soviet Union.
The result of the war was mixed. Although the Soviet forces finally managed to break through the Finnish defence, neither the Soviet Union nor Finland emerged from the conflict unscathed. Soviet losses on the front were tremendous, and the country's international standing suffered. Even worse, the fighting ability of the Red Army was put into question, a fact that contributed heavily to Hitler's decision to launch Operation Barbarossa. Finally, the Soviet forces did not accomplish their primary objective of conquest of Finland, but gained only a secession of territory along Lake Ladoga. The Finns retained their sovereignty and gained considerable international goodwill.
Franco-British preparations for support of Finland through northern Scandinavia (the Allied campaign in Norway) were thwarted by the March 15 peace treaty. However, the mission went ahead with the new goal of occupying the northern Swedish iron ore mines, prompting Nazi Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway on 9 April 1940 (Operation Weserübung).
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