Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780945575221ISBN:094557522X
Description: Fair. No dust jacket. Spine has damage. An acceptable used copy. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn with some creases. Worn edges and corners. Binding somewhat weak and cracked. read more
Binding: HB
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780945575221ISBN:094557522X
Description: VG to VG- in VG to VG- jacket. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; few creases at edges; some yellwoing/discoloration. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; duststaining on edges; light yellowing; inside overall clean & tight. 283 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122499ISBN:1565122496
Description: New. Masterfully recreates all the heroism, tragedy and drama of a campaign whose lessons deserve far more attention. --General James R. Galvin, former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe "Mr. Trotter tells brilliantly a piece of history that needed telling. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. :
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780945575221ISBN:094557522X
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Paper over boards. 283 p. Audience: General/trade. A near fine copy in a very good, mylar protected DJ. Book club edition; Some wear, light rubbing and small closed tears to DJ and DJ edges. Illustrated; 8vo., 283 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Date Published: 1991
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. No ISBN so presume this to be a Book Club ed. Jacket shows light edge wear. Clean and unmarked inside. Tight binding. xv, 283p., [16]p. of plates: ill., maps; 24 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Plates. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 2000-01-01
ISBN-13:9781565122499ISBN:1565122496
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781565122499. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781565122499ISBN:1565122496
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: HC; First Printing
Publisher: Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill
Date Published: 1991
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Spine extremities and lower front corner is bumped. Else binding and pages are clean. Rubbing to DJ spine extremities and corners. 1/8" tear in rear top DJ corner. Just a bit of edgewear to rear DJ. Else DJ clean.; 283 pages; Book Club Edition. read more
Edition: Presumed book club edition due to size.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Date Published: 1991
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has minor wear and soiling. xv, 283p., [16]p. of plates: ill., maps; 21.5 cm. Occasional Footnotes. Chronology. Notes on the Sources. Index. The bitterly cold conditions under which the soldiers fought are highlighted in this history of the Russo-Finnish War. read more
Edition: Book Club
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780945575221ISBN:094557522X
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 6¾"-8¾" 094557522X Illustrated with photographs. The dust jacket has a removable mylar cover. read more
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, NC
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780945575221ISBN:094557522X
Description: 28 B/W Photos & 14 Maps. VG+/Fine. W/Dust Jacket 283pp(Index) In clear protective wrapper. Tape @ top/bottom edges of DJ flaps to book cover & an ink owner name/date on Title Page, O.w. clean, bright & tight. DJ not torn etc. Price is unclipped. ISBN 0 945575 22 X. read more
"Though Trotter provides a quite sound strategic and tactical examination of the Winter War, also touching upon international involvement and the ramifications of the conflict, there are serious issues with his book. Immediately noticeable is his use of wholly unnecessary poetic language, but beneath this superficial gripe are serious problems.
Firstly, Trotter fails in some cases (such as the account of taking the hotel at Tolvajarvi) to provide an objective and rational viewpoint. Secondly, there are gaps in his information: though he gives an overview of Finnish small arms and their use in the war, he makes no mention of Russian armaments - and, in stating that the Russians used rifle-based doctrine while failing to mention the exceptional quantity of light machineguns and machineguns they fielded, verges upon misrepresentation.
Neither of these detract nearly as severely as a final issue: having done most of his research in Finland with Finnish-language sources, Trotter reasons that these sources are generally unavailable and does not name any of these authoritative (as, indeed, they are, given the even worse state of Soviet archives and their outright unavailability at the time of Trotter's writing) texts or even note where in his book he refers particularly to them. This is profoundly frustrating for determining the academic integrity of Trotter's work and handicaps it so severely that it is difficult to value as more than an introductory text of limited scholarly value."
"Yes, I'm biased as a 3rd generation Finnish-American raised on tales of the valiant outnumbered Finnish ski troops holding off the invading Russian hordes through the snowy forests and frozen lakes of Karelia. Sisu! Suomi!
However, if you have any interest in World War II, this is a great story about an underdog army struggling against all odds and succeeding--at least for a while. This is a relatively succinct look at a frequently overlooked (or forgotten) corner of WWII history.
Sadly, there are no stories about Christopher Lee running off to fight for the Finns!"
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