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The Mannerheim Line, 1920-39 : Finnish fortifications of the winter war
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- Creator
- Bair Irincheev ; illustrated by Brian Delf
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Oxford : Osprey, 2009
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- 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781846033841, 1846033845
- OCLC
- ocn297147785
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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 Inkila sector ; Karhula ; Summa village (Summankyla) ; Lahde ; Leipasuo ; Taasionlammet ; Suurniemi ; Muolaa ; Salmenkaita ; Kekkiniemi cannon fort ; Taipale and Patoniemi ; Aftermath -- The sites today -- Bibliography -- Appendix: The Mannerheim Line sectors
Subjects
- Fortification -- Russia (Federation) -- Karelian Isthmus -- History -- 20th century.
- Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940.
- Karelian Isthmus (Russia) -- Defenses.
- Finland -- Boundaries -- Russia (Federation) -- Karelian Isthmus.
- Karelian Isthmus (Russia) -- Boundaries -- Finland.
- Finland -- Boundaries -- Soviet Union.
- Soviet Union -- Boundaries -- Finland.
- Finland -- History -- 1918-1939.
- Soviet Union -- History -- 1917-1936.