The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier is a story about the Continuation War between Finland and Soviet Union, told from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers Gritty and realistic, it was partly intended to shatter the myth of the noble, obedient Finnish soldier, and in that it succeeded admirably. Free Download The Unknown Soldier author Väinö Linna For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Most people outside Scandinavia hardly even know what happened to Finland during World War II Initially, the Russians had a non aggression pact with the Germans, so that left their hands free to attack Finland The Finns defended doggedly, but it looked like it was just a matter of time Then the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa, and the Russians were suddenly fighting for their lives The Finns, operating on the enemy s enemy principle, coordinated their counter attack on Russia with Most people outside Scandinavia hardly even know what happened to Finland during World War II Initially, the Russians had a non aggression pact with the Germans, so that left their hands free to attack Finland The Finns defended doggedly, but it looked like it wa...Having read much on Finland, Russia, the Winter War, Mannerheim, the Continuation War, Finnish Civil War I wanted a fictional account I have read hundreds of quality war books, from Juengers books to Remarque, Grossmans Life and Fate , Barry, Hemingway, Spanish Civil War, Russian, Irish, but thisthis was hallucinatory, odd, strange The men depicted are human cowards, patriotic, afraid, horny, confused Linna got much shit for this book Impola says it wasn t the best translation, but it Having read much on Finland, Russia, the Winter War, Mannerheim, the Continuation War, Finnish Civil War I wanted a fictional account I have read hundreds of quality war books, from Juengers books to Remarque, Grossmans Life and Fate , Barry, Hemingway, Spanish Civil War, Russian, Irish, but thisthis was hallucinatory, odd, strange The men depicted are human cowards, patriotic, afraid, horny, confused Linna got much shit for this book Impola says it wasn t the best translation, but it works Of course Finna will say it s a different book from the Finnish original it is Just as any Hemingway book is d...The title of this edition was Unknown Soldiers not The Unknown Soldier as many other English translations use I think Unknown Soldiers is a muchapt title.The Finnish Russian Continuity War is described through one Finnish machine gun company from the start to armistice.There is no single central character as it describes the men through their various backgrounds, social, political views, geographical and language It gives a sense of the variety of the people of Finland.The various The title of...Omg I did it Only took me 16 years, but I finally finished this bookRead this in 81 When visting Finland 81 Helsinki Marathon I brought home 3 copies for friends in the StatesOne of the best books about the war I have ever read Without pathos, without philosophy and another bla bla bla The book describes important moment of Finland history On the example of Finland it is possible to learn history of all Europe, and maybe the whole world of that time In this book we can see original true Finland with her own history and traditions It is perfectly possible to understand nation...A wonderful book Not literally to be exact, but for some reason I really liked this book Even as I had to read it to complete one course in school, it didn t get in the way of my literary enjoyment And it is about war, not the nicest thing to read about.Anyway, the way it was written and all the different characters captured me in the story, in this strange way Because no one is the protagonist, though there are a few main characters, you don t know what others are doing or who is still A wonderful book Not literally to be exact, but for some reason I really liked this book Even as I had to read it to complete one course in school, it didn t get in the way of my literary enjoyment And it is about war, n...i ve always made sure that I haven t read a war book even by an accident after long considerations i decided to read tuntematon sotilas engl the unknown soldier this book has gained a cult reputation in finland and in here people keep it as a standard that each individual has at least read the book and seen the both filmed versions of it one could say that i m far from war enthustiastic but yet i really liked the book the thing that struck me most was the fact that all the famous i ve always made sure that I haven t read a war book even by an accident after long considerations i decided to read tuntematon sotilas engl the unknown soldier this ...We re here because we re here because we re here because we re here, we re here because we re here because we re here because we re here Like aconfusing Regeneration Trilogy with 5 times the characters, Unknown Soldiers is about another futile, pigshit stupid war, and all the poor bastards roped into it For a book about a hopeless situation, it has its fair share of humour If I had one criticism, it was very hard to remember who all the characters were, despite their distinctive We re here because we re here because we re here because we re here, we re h...I had to read this for school No one really likes to be forced to read a book one doesn t have an interest in I thought it would be a totally boring, considering how dull the dramatisation of this book which is showed every year on TV in Finland, on 6th of December is How wrong I was It still isn t my favourite book, but it turned out to be quite good actually, much better than I thought What I liked was the portrayal of relationships and mundane life of the men fighting on the front I had to read this for school No one really likes to be forced to read a book one doesn t have an interest in I thought it would be a totally boring, considering how dull the dramatisation of this book which is showed every year on TV in Finland, on 6th of December is How wrong I was It still isn t my favourite book, but it turned out to be quite good actually, much better than I thought What I liked was the portrayal of relationships and mundane life of the men fighting on the front V in Linna based many characters on real people he met while fighting in Continuation War, and because of his own experience it makes a truthful portrayal There is quite a lot of different sort of people in there, thrown in to the forests and cramped dugouts That must result in interesting bonds and relationships between the men...

• English
• 06 February 2018
Väinö Linna
• Hardcover
• 338 pages
• 9510024260
• Väinö Linna
• The Unknown Soldier