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Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland

- A Life in Geopolitics
Af: Henrik Meinander Engelsk Paperback

Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland

- A Life in Geopolitics
Af: Henrik Meinander Engelsk Paperback
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Field marshal and statesman Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) was the most acclaimed and the most hated Finn of the twentieth century. After three decades of loyal and distinguished service in the Russian Tsarist army, he returned to his homeland in 1917 to defend its new independence. This iconic figure led the Finnish forces as Commander-in-Chief during both World Wars, then ended his career as President of Finland.

This new critical biography sets Mannerheim''s entire life''s work, and his often nerve-wracking decisions as a Finnish leader on the world stage, against the backdrop of his elite upbringing and lifestyle, his adventurous imperial career, his outspoken anti-communism, and his keen instincts for great power politics. Painful details emerge about Mannerheim''s private life, and myths and rumours are scrutinised, as Henrik Meinander charts the complex legacy of this nationalist cosmopolitan who found himself fighting on the same side as Hitler.

Meinander paints his portrait with strong contrasts and bright colours. This is the story of a multicultural Russian empire, a newborn nation-state treading warily between Europe''s military titans, a front of the Second World War not easily reduced to moral binaries--and, above all, a shrewd political operator playing many a dangerous game.

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Field marshal and statesman Gustaf Mannerheim (1867-1951) was the most acclaimed and the most hated Finn of the twentieth century. After three decades of loyal and distinguished service in the Russian Tsarist army, he returned to his homeland in 1917 to defend its new independence. This iconic figure led the Finnish forces as Commander-in-Chief during both World Wars, then ended his career as President of Finland.

This new critical biography sets Mannerheim''s entire life''s work, and his often nerve-wracking decisions as a Finnish leader on the world stage, against the backdrop of his elite upbringing and lifestyle, his adventurous imperial career, his outspoken anti-communism, and his keen instincts for great power politics. Painful details emerge about Mannerheim''s private life, and myths and rumours are scrutinised, as Henrik Meinander charts the complex legacy of this nationalist cosmopolitan who found himself fighting on the same side as Hitler.

Meinander paints his portrait with strong contrasts and bright colours. This is the story of a multicultural Russian empire, a newborn nation-state treading warily between Europe''s military titans, a front of the Second World War not easily reduced to moral binaries--and, above all, a shrewd political operator playing many a dangerous game.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 328
ISBN-13: 9781805263142
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1805263145
Kategori: Finland
Udg. Dato: 17 apr 2025
Længde: 21mm
Bredde: 139mm
Højde: 216mm
Forlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato: 17 apr 2025
Forfatter(e): Henrik Meinander
Forfatter(e) Henrik Meinander

Kategori Finland

ISBN-13 9781805263142

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 328

Udgave

Længde 21mm

Bredde 139mm

Højde 216mm

Udg. Dato 17 apr 2025

Oplagsdato 17 apr 2025

Forlag C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

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