{"product_id":"war-of-the-white-death-finland-against-the-soviet-union-193940-9781848841666","title":"War of the White Death: Finland Against the Soviet Union 1939-40","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 30 November 1939 Stalins Red Army attacked Finland  expecting to crush the outnumbered  ill-equipped Finnish forces in a matter of days. But  in one of the most astonishing upsets in modern military history  the Finnish defenders broke the Red Armys advance  inflicting devastating casualties and destroying some of the divisions that had been thrown against them.  Eventually  in March 1940  the overhauled Red Army prevailed through the deployment of massive force. The Finns were compelled to cede territory and cities to their overbearing neighbor  but the moral victory was theirs. The courage and skill their army displayed in the face of the Soviet onslaught  and the chaotic and reckless performance of their opponents - had an important influence on the massive struggle that was about to break out between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.  For this highly illustrated and original portrayal of this famously unequal struggle  Bair Irincheev has brought together a compelling selection of eyewitness accounts  war diaries  battle reports  and other records from the Finnish and Russian archives to reconstruct the front-line fighting  and he analyses the reasons for the Red Armys poor performance. Never before has the harsh reality of the combat in the depths of the northern winter been conveyed in such authentic detail. The arduous daily experience of the troops on both sides  the brutality of combat and the constant struggle against the elements are recalled in the words of the men who were there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960508342325,"sku":"ByrdShop_1848841663","price":41.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781848841666.jpg?v=1788289453","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/war-of-the-white-death-finland-against-the-soviet-union-193940-9781848841666","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}