Finland at War

AcknowledgementsChronologyChapter 1: The Return to WarChapter 2: Silberfuchs - Attack in the NorthChapter 3: The Conquest of Karelian IsthmusChapter 4: Onslaught on the Karelian IsthmusChapter 5: The Finnish Navy and HankoChapter 6: Trench Warfare 1942-44Chapter 7: Capturing Suursaari IslandChapter 8: The Beginning of the EndChapter 9: Attack on the Karelian IsthmusChapter 10: The Tali-Ihantala BattlesChapter 11: Withdrawal from Soviet KareliaChapter 12: Armistice and the Interim PeaceChapter 13: The Lapland War, 1944-45Chapter 14: Towards PeaceBibliographyAppendixIndex

After graduating college, Vesa Nenye followed his family's illustrious military tradition and served his country, Finland, as a Tank Commander and an Arms & Munitions NCO. Upon leaving the armed forces, he became a member of the Panssarikilta - the armoured core heritage society in Finland. A veteran of historical and strategy gaming in Finland, Peter Munter founded a play-by-mail business in the times before internet and worked extensively as a writer and translator of roleplaying supplements in the late 80s. Peter is an ex-Marine from the Finnish Navy and currently works as a Managing Director in a games retail chain that he established with Vesa Nenye in 1997. After graduating from high school with the highest grades, Toni Wirtanen served in the Kymi Jäger Battalion of the Karelian Brigade, as an infantry anti-tank specialist. He was discharged with honours as a lance corporal, and has ever since been active with the reservist corps. Toni is best known for his work as the singer and songwriter in the rock band Apulanta, founded in 1991. Chris Birks moved from England to Bergen, Norway, at the age of 13. He went on to study geology at the University of Bergen. Whilst studying, he developed a keen interest in military history and was instrumental in the development of the hobby scene for strategy wargaming in Norway. Chris now works as a teacher of mathematics and natural sciences, and splits his free time between family trips to the mountains, wargaming and different historical research projects.