Finnish Soldier Vs Soviet Soldier: Winter War 1939-40

by David Campbell, Jere Saarinen, David Campbell

The Winter War was supposed to be a quick and easy conflict; instead it proved to be a bitter war that destroyed the international reputation of the Soviet Red Army. The diminutive Finnish force was desperately outnumbered by almost half a million Russian troops, but rather than sweeping across their neighbors, the Soviet troops stumbled blindly, constantly wrong-footed and then bloodied by their seemingly insignificant foe. Drawing on a wide range...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472813243
• ISBN13: 9781472813244
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.7"