Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy - Clements,Jonathan

Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century. As a young Finnish officer he witnessed the coronation of the last Tsar and was decorated for bravery in the Russo-Japanese War. He spent two years undercover in Asia as an agent of the Great Game . Crossing China on horseback, he stopped en route to teach the 13th Dalai Lama how to shoot a pistol; he also spied on the Japanese navy.

Having escaped the Bolsheviks by the skin of his teeth in 1917, he commanded the anti-Russian forces in the local revolt and civil war and later, during Finland s darkest hour, he lead the defence of his country against the impossible odds of the Winter War.In this, the first major biography of Mannerheim for a decade, Jonathan Clements brings new material to light on Mannerheim s time in Manchuria and Japan. A fascinating appraisal of an adventurer and explorer who would go on to forge a new nation.

Tekijät: Jonathan Clements
Kustantaja: Haus Publishing
Ulkoasu: 336 sivua : kuvitettu, karttoja ; 22 cm
Julkaistu: 2012
ISBN: 9781907822575
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