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Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
In 1939, tiny Finland waged war-the kind of war that spawns legends-against the mighty Soviet Union, and yet their epic struggle has been largely ignored. Guerrillas on skis, heroic single-handed attacks on tanks, unfathomable endurance, and the charismatic leadership of one of this century's true military geniuses-these are the elements of both the Finnish victory and a gripping tale of war. William R. Trotter was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina,...