Peter Weston

A Snow-White Hell

The Winter War: The Russo-Finnish War of 1939-40

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Autumn Press 283pp £18.99 order from our bookshop

THE RUSSO-FINNISH War of 1939-40 is now almost forgotten. In this new book the American military historian William Trotter tells of the spirited Finnish resistance to the Russian invasion. Their backs-to-the-wall determination stirred hearts across Europe throughout the dark days of that winter.

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