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" The Mannerheim Line, 1920-39 : "
Bair Irincheev ; illustrated by Brian Delf.
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BL
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966861
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b721231
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Irincheev, Bair.
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The Mannerheim Line, 1920-39 : : Finnish fortifications of the Winter War /\ Bair Irincheev ; illustrated by Brian Delf.
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Oxford ;New York, NY :: Osprey,, 2009.
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Fortress ;; 88
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64 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 25 cm
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1846033845
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: 9781846033841
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Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: The historical background -- Chronology -- Design and development; the first fortifications ; the modernizations of the 1930s; the weapons of the Mannerheim Line; standard elements of bunker design -- Field fortifications of the Mannerheim Line; trenches; wooden bunkers; obstacles -- The principles of defence -- The living sites -- Operational history; the Inkilä sector; Karhula; Summa village (Summankylä); Lähde; Leipäsuo; Taasionlammet; Suurniemi; Muolaa; Salmenkaita; Kekkiniemi cannon fort; Taipale and Patoniemi; the rear position around Vyborg -- Aftermath -- The sites today -- Appendix: The Mannerheim Line sectors.
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In the wake of the bloody civil war that followed Finland's independence from Russia in 1917, the border between the two countries was established across the Karelian Isthmus, an area long fought over by Russia, Finland, and Sweden in their attempts to dominate the northern tip of Europe. Neither the Soviets nor the Finnish were comfortable with such a divide which was only 32 km from the military and industrial city of Petrograd. As such, both sides began an intensive period of fortification and defensive planning. As the Winter War broke out in November 1939, the complex and heavily defended Mannerheim Line suffered intense bombardment. The armistice of 1940 saw Finland cede control of the entire Karelian Isthmus to the USSR, and a propaganda war ensued. Through an analysis of the background and operational history of the Mannerheim Line, the author attempts to dispel such myths and provide an accurate assessment of its huge historical importance.
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Fortification-- Russia (Federation)-- Karelian Isthmus-- History-- 20th century.
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Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
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Befestigung
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Boundaries.
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Festung
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Finnisch-sowjetischer Winterkrieg
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Fortification.
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Military readiness.
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Finland, Boundaries, Russia (Federation), Karelian Isthmus.
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Finland, Boundaries, Soviet Union.
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Finland, History, Military, 20th century.
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Karelian Isthmus (Russia), Boundaries, Finland.
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Karelian Isthmus (Russia), Defenses.
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Karelian Isthmus (Russia), History, Local.
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Karelian Isthmus (Russia), History, Military, 20th century.
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Soviet Union, Boundaries, Finland.
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Finland.
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Karelien
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Russia (Federation), Karelian Isthmus.
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Soviet Union.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.489704709042
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DL1103.K37I756 2009
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7,41ssgn
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8ssgn
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GZ 8466rvk
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Delf, Brian.
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