"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.
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"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.