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Unknown Soldiers
'There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history' Unknown Soldiers follows the fates of a ramshackle troupe of machine-gunners in the Second World War, as they argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, combat both boredom and horror in the swamps and pine forests - and discover that war will make or break them. One of Finland's best-loved books, this gritty and unromantic depiction of battle honours the dogged determination of a country and the bonds of brotherhood forged between men at war, as they fight for their lives. 'A rediscovered classic... profound and enriching ... Unknown Soldiers still has the power to shock' Herald
Väinö Linna - tunnettu ja tuntematon
Nykynäkökulmia Väinö Linnaan Kaikkia suomalaisia yhdistävän kansalliskirjailijan syntymästä on kulunut 100 vuotta. Juhlavuoden julkaisussa 25 tieteen ja taiteen ammattilaista kirjoittaa Väinö Linnasta luovasti ja vapaamuotoisesti. Esseissä tarkastellaan esimerkiksi Päämäärää, Mustaa rakkautta, Tuntematonta sotilasta ja Pohjantähti-trilogiaa, teosten filmatisointeja, teatterisovituksia ja käännöksiä. Näkökulma vaihtelee kirjallisuuden, elokuvan ja teatterin tutkimuksesta yhteiskunta- ja oikeustieteisiin. Myös muutamat nykykirjailijat tutkivat suhdettaan Linnaan. Kirjoittajat: Antti Alanen, Risto Alapuro, Antti Arnkil, Andrew Chesterman, Laura Gustafsson, Pertti Haapala, Sakari Heikkinen, Saija Isomaa, Anneli Kanto, Pauli Kettunen, Ville Kivimäki, Timo Koivusalo, Kaisa Kurikka, Maria Laakso, Toni Lahtinen, Rosa Liksom, Stefan Moster, Jyrki Nummi, Jussi Ojajärvi, Panu Rajala, Kimmo Rentola, Jukka Sihvonen, Pauli Ståhlberg, Petri Tamminen ja Yrjö Varpio. Kirjan ovat toimittaneet kotimaisen kirjallisuuden professori Jyrki Nummi, kirjallisuudentutkijat Maria Laakso ja Toni Lahtinen sekä Suomen historian professori Pertti Haapala.
The Unknown Soldier
The author tells of Finland's resistance to encroachment during World War II, the men who fought and the price they paid.
Finland at War
In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt. Years of uneasy trench warfare followed, known as the Continuation War, during which Finland desperately sought a way out, German dreams of victory were dashed, and the Soviet Union built the strongest army in the world. In the summer of 1944, the whole might of the Red Army was launched against the Finnish defences on the narrow Karelian Isthmus. Over several weeks of fierce fighting, the Finns managed to halt the Soviet assault. With Stalin forced to divert his armies to the race to Berlin, an armistice agreement was reached, the harsh terms of which forced the Finns to take on their erstwhile German allies in Lapland. Featuring rare photographs and first-hand accounts, this second volume of a two-part study, publishing in paperback for the first time, details the high price Finland had to pay to retain its independence and freedom.
Finland at War
The story of the 'Winter War' between Finland and Soviet Russia is a dramatic David versus Goliath encounter. When close to half a million Soviet troops poured into Finland in 1939 it was expected that Finnish defences would collapse in a matter of weeks. But they held firm. The Finns not only survived the initial attacks but succeeded in inflicting devastating casualties before superior Russian numbers eventually forced a peace settlement. This is a rigorously detailed and utterly compelling guide to Finland's vital, but almost forgotten role in the cataclysmic World War II. It reveals the untold story of iron determination, unparalleled skill and utter mastery of winter warfare that characterised Finland's fight for survival on the hellish Eastern Front. Now publishing in paperback, Finland at War: the Winter War 1939–40 is the premiere English-language history of the fighting performance of the Finns, drawing on first-hand accounts and rare photographs to explain just how they were able to perform military feats that nearly defy belief.
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century: E-K
Contains articles that provide information about major authors and aspects of twentieth-century world literature, arranged alphabetically from E-to-K.
