Yuri0352
Elder Member
Thank You Brian for your review...I have not read anything of detail on the 'Finland wars', and I thought I should before I finally dive in to Haaka Paalle. Those 2 volumes should suffice since I'm just looking for an overview and not research material for a term paper."I have been considering buying 'Finland at War: The Winter War 1939-40' by Vesa Nenye. Apparently this is the first of a trilogy which will include volumes on the continuation war and the Lapland war.
Just wondering if anyone here has read this one yet and what was their opinion? The books sound promising as their author is a veteran of the Finnish army."--Yuri 0352
I have it, read it and enjoyed it. There is also the next book out on the Continuation War. Both are loaded with maps but way too many pics and not enough detailed text dealing with the battles to my liking. Good, but not great.
On the opposite end: "Hitler's Nordic Ally" and "Finland's War of Choice" are also good but disappointed me in having enough useful material for ASL scenario design.
Researching Finland in English is time consuming--you look for bits and pieces of detail and when you find them they often conflict with the other source!
But, in the end, for me--ALL books are valuable and worth buying. For my wife ALL books are a waste of my money.
BTW, your last sentence applies in my house as well