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Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 25x15x2 mm, kaal: 680 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 02-Aug-2012
  • Kirjastus: Haus Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1907822577
  • ISBN-13: 9781907822575
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 336 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 25x15x2 mm, kaal: 680 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 02-Aug-2012
  • Kirjastus: Haus Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1907822577
  • ISBN-13: 9781907822575
Teised raamatud teemal:
Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century. As a young Finnish officer he witnessed the coronation of the last Tsar and was decorated for bravery in the Russo-Japanese War. This title presents his story.

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




The amazing life of Gustav Mannerheim, a life tragically and heroically intertwined with the twentieth century.

Arvustused

'...the author has combined that knowledge of a historian with the accessibility of a novelist. I hadn't heard much about Finland's Gustaf Mannerheim before, but I am certainly intrigued to read more about his fascinating life.' 'Absorbing, superbly detailed, powerfully written biography...'

List of Illustrations
viii
Note on Dates xv
Introduction: Cold Mountain 1(8)
1 Mannerheim's World
9(23)
2 The Field of Vipers
32(19)
3 The Baptism of Fire
51(28)
4 The Tournament of Shadows
79(32)
5 The Horse Reaches China
111(31)
6 The Paper Dragons
142(28)
7 The End of Empire
170(20)
8 The White Devil
190(17)
9 The House of the Four Winds
207(29)
10 The Jaws of Peril
236(19)
11 The Eye of the Storm
255(18)
12 Marski
273(12)
Afterword: Mannerheim in the 21st Century 285(4)
Note on Names 289(4)
Notes 293(27)
Sources and Further Reading 320(12)
Acknowledgements 332(2)
Index 334
Jonathan Clements has written biographies of Mao, Marco Polo and most recently of Wellington Koo and Prince Saionji in Haus's Makers of the Modern World series.