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You have likely never heard of the Finnish Civil War. A brief war–in some ways a simple war–it lasted only three months, from late January to late April 1918, but killed around 1 percent of ...
“War and its Prelude” has four essays, covering prewar conditions in Finland, a “Grand Duchy” within the Russian Empire, Finland’s contribution to the Russian war effort until the collapse of the ...
He fought with brilliant disobedience in World War I, with savage pride in the Finnish civil war. He spent 21 years building a courageous Finnish Army, 3½ months leading it in a death struggle.
The video shows Finnish tanks being transported for a military exercise taking place amid Russian nuclear threats.
Sweden and Finland have all begun warning their residents to prepare for the possibility of war as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine rages on.
Finland lost World War Two, yet by maintaining its independence and identity, it managed to win the peace. Michael Peck is a contributing writer for the National Interest.
I know that headline seems a little ridiculous: why were there no tanks in the Civil War? Most of you are likely thinking ‘because nobody built any, idiot.’ While you’d be absolutely right ...
It sounds like a Berkshire fantasy: Cross-country skiers successfully defend their land against waves of tanks from the Evil Empire. This winter, as Moscow again revs its tank engines on a western ...
Sweden and Finland have all begun warning their residents to prepare for the possibility of war as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine rages on. Stockholm on Monday published its latest ...
On March 6, 1918, the Finnish Air Force (FAF) was officially established, making it one of the world's oldest air forces. Born out of the Finnish Civil War, the FAF began with a single aircraft-a ...
The improvised hand grenade got its name during Finnish resistance to the Russians and was wielded most effectively in Hungary.
LONDON — Western companies are developing weapons aimed at cracking battle tanks from the top, their weakest point, or that can rain down thousands of metal fragments on dug-in infantry from falling ...