Mannerheim

by Clements, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9781907822575
• ISBN10: 1907822577
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-11
• Publisher: Haus Pub

Summary

"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. Mannerheimis a fascinating appraisal of an adventurer and explorer who would go on to forge a new nation.

Author Biography

Jonathan Clements has written biographies of Mao, Marco Polo, Admiral Togo and most recently of Wellington Koo and Prince Saionji in the Makers of the Modern World series.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. viii
Note on Dates	p. xv
Introduction: Cold Mountain	p. 1
Mannerheim's World	p. 9
The Field of Vipers	p. 32
The Baptism of Fire	p. 51
The Tournament of Shadows	p. 79
The Horse Reaches China	p. 111
The Paper Dragons	p. 142
The End of Empire	p. 170
The White Devil	p. 190
The House of the Four Winds	p. 207
The Jaws of Peril	p. 236
The Eye of the Storm	p. 255
Marski	p. 273
Afterword: Mannerheim in the 21st Century	p. 285
Note on Names	p. 289
Notes	p. 293
Sources and Further Reading	p. 320
Acknowledgements	p. 332
Index	p. 334
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