The Winter War 1939-40 Jowett Philip
A fully illustrated account of the Soviet invasion of Finland in the winter of 1939.When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in late 1939, what transpired was a true "David and Goliath" conflict. When…
Specifikacia The Winter War 1939-40 Jowett Philip
A fully illustrated account of the Soviet invasion of Finland in the winter of 1939.When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in late 1939, what transpired was a true "David and Goliath" conflict. When Finland refused a number of Soviet demands, including the ceding of substantial border territories ostensibly to enable the Soviets to protect Leningrad, the Soviets responded by launching an invasion. The invasion involved a large Soviet army, with several thousand tanks, and a large air force.But to the world's surprise the Finnish Army--many of them reservists without proper uniforms and limited ammunition--and Air Force battled overwhelming odds, and managed to resist Russian attacks for over two months, inflicting serious losses. Geography played its part as much of the Finnish-Soviet border was impassable, meaning that Soviet numerical superiority was of
Japanese Army - Jowett Philip S.
Japanese Army - Jowett Philip S.
Nomonhan War 1939