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Clements Jonathan <1971-> |
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Mannerheim : president, soldier, spy / / Jonathan Clements |
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London, [England] : , : Haus Publishing, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (336 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers |zFinland |vBiography |
Presidents - Finland |
Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 |
Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940 |
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Finland History 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Note on Dates""; ""Introduction: Cold Mountain""; ""1. Mannerheim�s World""; ""2. The Field of Vipers""; ""3. The Baptism of Fire""; ""4. The Tournament of Shadows""; ""5. The Horse Reaches China""; ""6. The Paper Dragons""; ""7. The End of Empire""; ""8. The White Devil""; ""9. The House of the Four Winds""; ""10. The Jaws of Peril""; ""11. The Eye of the Storm""; ""12. Marski""; ""Afterword: Mannerheim in the 21st Century""; ""Notes on Names""; ""Notes""; ""Sources and Further Reading""; ""Acknowledgements"" |
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""An exemplary and generously illustrated account; it incorporates new historical material, and he describes the journey as if he had been there.""-The Times Literary Supplement Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. He spent two years undercover in Asia as a spy, escaped the Bolsheviks in 1917, lead the anti-Russian forces in the civil war and later, during Finland's darkest hour, lead the defense of his country against the impossible odds of the Winter War. Mannerheim is a fascinating appraisal of an adventurer and explorer who would go on to forge a ne |
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