Mannerheim : president, soldier, spy / / Jonathan Clements

• Autore: Clements Jonathan <1971->
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] : , : Haus Publishing, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Disciplina: 948.9703092
• Soggetto topico: Soldiers |zFinland |vBiography; Presidents - Finland; Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905; Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940
• Soggetto geografico: Finland History 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""Note on Dates""; ""Introduction: Cold Mountain""; ""1. Mannerheimâ€?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""
• Sommario/riassunto: ""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
• Titolo autorizzato: Mannerheim
• ISBN: 1-908323-18-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464082103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II