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Finland – Stalin's second attack in 1939, about which history is silent based on the book "Finland vs. Stalin" by Kimmo Rentola. When in November 1939 Stalin attacked tiny, supposedly completely unprepared Finland, he expected to occupy it in two weeks. Meanwhile, the armed conflict called by historians the "Winter War" surprised the Red Army. The Finns faced overwhelming military power, inflicting huge losses on the aggressor and never allowing it to fully take over this tiny country. The fascinating behind-the-scenes of this incredible war, which in the eyes of the Soviets was supposed to be just a war, and the unknown history of the aggression that became the "Cold War". #ocmh #history #finland #stalin #ussr #soviet #finland #war