The Soviet invasion of Finland 1939-1940
Material type: TextPublication details: London: Frank Cass, 1997Description: 288pISBN:- 0714643149 (pbk.):
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Book | Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf | 940.542189 VAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0006692 |
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Using Russian archives and previously classified material this book documents the experience of the Russian army in the conflict for Finland. Examines the Soviet use of diplomacy and threat of force then goes on to describe the Red Army's poor performance during the invasion and how it had to relearn the techniques of modern warfare lost as a result of Stalin's purge of the officer corps in the late 1930s.
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