Churchill and Finland: A Study in Anticommunism and GeopoliticsRoutledge, 2004 M10 28 - 192 pages This book examines the intertwined dynamics of Churchill's anticommunist and geopolitical thought. It looks at the ways in which he attempted to use Finland as both tool and ally in the anticommunist projects of the twentieth century. Finland appeared a staunch ally in Churchill's recurring efforts to destroy or negate international communism, but the broader concerns of geopolitics and Great Power diplomacy complicated what might have been a simple task of teaming up with like-minded Finns. The resulting tensions are explored and explained in this study of comparative anticommunism based on Churchill's private papers and on additional British, Finnish and American documents. |
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... Soviet Union. 6. Soviet Union — Foreign relations — Finland. 7. Churchill, Winston. Sir, 1874-1965. 8. Cold War. I. Title. DA47.9.F5R86 2005 327.4897041 '09'041-dc22 2004010397 ISBN 0-415-34971-0 CONTENTS Acknowledgements vi ...
... Soviet Union. 6. Soviet Union — Foreign relations — Finland. 7. Churchill, Winston. Sir, 1874-1965. 8. Cold War. I. Title. DA47.9.F5R86 2005 327.4897041 '09'041-dc22 2004010397 ISBN 0-415-34971-0 CONTENTS Acknowledgements vi ...
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... Soviet Union, enemy of Finland, 1940-1944 103 6 Churchill, Finland and the early Cold War, 1944-1955 144 Conclusion 158 Notes 165 Bibliography 1 84 Index 195 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The appearance of an English edition of this book.
... Soviet Union, enemy of Finland, 1940-1944 103 6 Churchill, Finland and the early Cold War, 1944-1955 144 Conclusion 158 Notes 165 Bibliography 1 84 Index 195 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The appearance of an English edition of this book.
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... Soviet Union in 1939-1940, to its de facto alliance with the Axis powers in 1941-1944, and to its vicissitudes during the early Cold War. At each of these moments, Churchill saw in Finland a country which, because of its geographical ...
... Soviet Union in 1939-1940, to its de facto alliance with the Axis powers in 1941-1944, and to its vicissitudes during the early Cold War. At each of these moments, Churchill saw in Finland a country which, because of its geographical ...
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... Soviet Union. Because of its geographical position, Finland has of necessity been one of those countries in which Great Powers have shown an interest and which have been forced, often painfully, to feel the consequences of geopolitics ...
... Soviet Union. Because of its geographical position, Finland has of necessity been one of those countries in which Great Powers have shown an interest and which have been forced, often painfully, to feel the consequences of geopolitics ...
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Contents
Churchill Finland and the Russian intervention | 17 |
The travails of anticommunism in the interwar years | 45 |
The anticommunist challenge of the Winter War | 70 |
Churchill as ally of the Soviet Union enemy of Finland | 103 |
Churchill Finland and the early Cold War 19441955 | 144 |
Conclusion | 158 |
Bibliography | 184 |
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Churchill and Finland: A Study in Anticommunism and Geopolitics Markku Ruotsila Limited preview - 2004 |
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