A Frozen Hell
Subtitle: The Russo-Finnish Winter War of 1939-1940
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing
Published: January 2000
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781565122499
Subjects: European history: Second World War; War & defence operations; Second World War, 1939-1945; Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940; History - Military / War; History; History: World; Finland; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Europe - Scandinavia; Military - World War II; HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union; HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia; History / Military / World War II
First sentence: At the easternmost end of the Baltic Sea, between the Gulf of Finland and the vastness of Lake Ladoga, lies the rugged, narrow Karelian Isthmus.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: Part 1 : Onslaught and riposte.; title: The reasons why; title: The Baron; title: Order of battle; title: First blows; title: The People's Republic of Finland; title: The Mannerheim Line; title: The Karelian Isthmus : round one; title: A stupid butting of heads; title: Part 2 : Uncommon valor : battles in the Fourth Corps Zone.; title: Tolvajärvi : the first victory; title: The Kollaa front : they shall not pass!; title: The Mottis of General Hägglund; title: Part 3 : The white death.; title: The winter soldiers; title: Suomussalmi : a military classic; title: Mr. Mydans visits the Kemi River; title: Part 4 : The January lull.; title: The air war; title: The outside world responds; title: The Russians get serious; title: Part 5 : The storm.; title: Tidal wave; title: Breakthrough!; title: Dance of the diplomats : round one; title: Fighting for time; title: Dance of the diplomats : round two; title: Time runs out; title: Aftershocks; title: Chronology