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This book is an excellent description of the harsh events of the Winter War, which still touch us today.
A war always needs at least two sides; in this case, the attacking side was the Russians and the Finns were defending their own country. The Soviet Union initially wanted to seize the buffer zone only to protect Leningrad, but the war soon expanded to occupy the whole of Finland. The Finns did not agree with the Russians at all and fought tenaciously for their independence and neutrality.
I warmly recommend that all readers familiarize themselves with the book's content, which…
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