Based on many years of archival research and studies of both the Soviet and Finnish documents, this book is devoted to covering the performance of the tank forces that took part in the Winter War. It describes the units, the equipment, and the fighting that took place in the snowing landscape of Finland between November 30, 1939 to March 13, 1940.

"Operations / Scandinavia"--Cover. Originally published as: Moskva [Russia] : Strategia KM, ©2001. Translated from the Swedish. Originally published as: Moskva [Russia] : Strategia KM, c2001.

Background. Introduction -- The conflict's history --The beginning of the conflict. The war begins -- Tank forces of the USSR and Finland -- Battles. Battles on the Karelian isthmus -- Tank forces in battle on the Karelian isthmus -- Battles north of Ladoga -- Battles in the 9th Army sector -- The fights in the Murmansk sector -- Home production for the front -- Appendix. Tank personnel who received the commendation "Hero of the Soviet Union" for their contribution in the Soviet-Finnish War -- Vehicle facts with pictures -- Literature and sources -- Maps and tank illustrations.