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Copyright 1973, by Eloise Engle and Lauri Paananen
Published by STACKPOLE BOOKS 5067 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to Stackpole Books, 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055.
Cover design by Caroline Miller
Printed in the United States of America
First Paperback Edition 1992
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Paananen, Eloise. The Winter war: the Soviet attack on Finland, 19391940 / Eloise Engle and Lauri Paananen. 2nd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8117-2433-6 1. Russo-Finnish War, 19391940. I. Paananen, Lauri. II. Title. DL1097.P33 1992 948.9703'2dc20 91-32208 CIP
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To our mothers in their northern cheering sections: Elina Paananen in Stockholm, Sweden, and Lois Thomas in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Contents
Preface
vii
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
Prologue
1
Chapter 1 "It Is Not Possible For You [In Finland] to Remain Neutral"
3
Chapter 2 November 30, 1939: "Our Borders Are Burning!"
15
Chapter 3 Helsinki Aflame
22
Chapter 4 Marshal Mannerheim and the "Blitz" at the Karelian Isthmus
27
Chapter 5 Russian PanzersAnd the State Liquor BoardGo to War
37
Chapter 6 The Frozen Hell of Talvisota
43
Chapter 7 Russian BombsAnd the Big Sympathy War Rages Abroad
47
Chapter 8 The Air War
56
Chapter 9 The First Major Russian Offensive in Karelia: On-The-Job Training for the Red Army
63
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Chapter 10 The Karelia Defenders Counterattack
72
Chapter 11 In the Northern Wilderness
83
Chapter 12 Inside the Pincer Claws
94
Chapter 13 The Motti Battles
107
Chapter 14 Timoshenko's Offensive
120
Chapter 15 The Terrible Decision
131
Chapter 16 The Miracle of Kollaa
136
Chapter 17 Finland in Mourning
142
Epilogue: Snow Covers the Tracks
149
Appendices
A. Assistance from Winter War Participants
151
B. Help from Abroad
153
C. Comparative Strength and Structure of the Finnish and Russian Division
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