The Mannerheim Line, 1920-39
Subtitle: Finnish fortifications of the Winter War
By: Bair Irincheev ; illustrated by Brian Delf
Contributors: Delf, Brian
Series: Fortress -- 88
Publisher: Osprey
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781846033841
Subjects: Festung; Local History; Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940; Defenses; Fortification; Military History; Befestigung; Boundaries; Finnisch-sowjetischer Winterkrieg; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The historical background; title: Chronology; title: Design and development; the first fortifications ; the modernizations of the 1930s; the weapons of the Mannerheim Line; standard elements of bunker design; title: Field fortifications of the Mannerheim Line; trenches; wooden bunkers; obstacles; title: The principles of defence; title: The living sites; title: Operational history; the Inkila  sector; Karhula; Summa village (Summankyla ); La hde; Leipa suo; Taasionlammet; Suurniemi; Muolaa; Salmenkaita; Kekkiniemi cannon fort; Taipale and Patoniemi; the rear position around Vyborg; title: Aftermath; title: The sites today; title: Appendix: The Mannerheim Line sectors.