Название: Finnish Soldier vs Soviet Soldier: Winter War 1939-1940 (Osprey Combat 21)
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2016
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 84
Размер: 44 Mb
Язык: English
The Winter War was supposed to be a quick and easy conflict; instead it proved to be a bitter war that destroyed the international reputation of the Soviet Red Army. The diminutive Finnish force was desperately outnumbered by almost half a million Russian troops, but rather than sweeping across their neighbours the Soviet troops stumbled blindly, constantly wrong-footed and then bloodied by their seemingly insignificant foe. Drawing on a wide range of sources this study looks at three key battles, drawing a stark contrast between the poorly prepared Russian troops and the Finns, who made excellent use of terrain and innovative guerrilla tactics as they defended their homeland.