| Finnish Aces of World War 2 (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces No 23) |  | Author: Kari Stenman
Creator: Mark Styling
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Sales Rank: 665,271
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 0.2 x 9.8
ISBN: 185532783X
EAN: 9781855327832
ASIN: 185532783X
Publication Date: October 30, 1998
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Always outnumbered by their Soviet counterparts, the small band of Finnish fighter pilots who defended their Scandinavian homeland from the 'communist hordes' in three separate wars between 1939 and 1945 amassed scores only bettered by the Luftwaffe's Jagdflieger. Initially equipped with a motley collection of biplane and monoplane fighters garnered from sources across the globe, the Finnish Air Force was thrust into combat in November 1939. Given little chance against the massive Soviet force, the Finnish fighter pilots confounded the sceptics and decimated the attacking fighter and bomber formations, prompting the Russians to call a halt in March 1940. This scenario was repeated in 1941, and by 1943 the Finns had become uneasy allies with the Germans. Complete with first-hand accounts and detailed colour illustrations, this book profiles aces like Juutilainen and Wind, who proved unbeatable in the final months of conflict.
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