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Title:The Unknown Soldier
Author:Väinö Linna
Book Format:Hardcover
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 338 pages
Published:January 1st 1975 by W. Söderström (first published December 3rd 1954)
Categories:Classics. Fiction. European Literature. Finnish Literature. War. Historical. Historical Fiction
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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 the Germans. Both phases of the war were horrifyingly savage. At the end, since the Finns were technically classed as an Axis power, they had to pay enormous reparations to Russia, basically for the crime of having been attacked, and then defending themselves robustly. This book presents a matter-of-fact account of what it was like to be a low-level Finnish soldier in this hellish little corner of WW II. It's pretty good.

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Original Title: Tuntematon sotilas
ISBN: 9510024260 (ISBN13: 9789510024263)
Edition Language: English
Characters: corporal Mielonen, lieutenant colonel Uuno Eemeli Karjula, captain Kaarna, lieutenant Lammio, lieutenant Ville Autio, major Sarastie, corporal Antero Rokka, corporal Lehto, corporal Mäkilä, corporal Urho Hietanen, corporal Yrjö Lahtinen, soldier Aarne Honkajoki, soldier Asumaniemi, soldier Hauhia, soldier Korpela, soldier Määttä, soldier Rahikainen, soldier Riitaoja, soldier Salo, soldier Sihvonen, soldier Susi, soldier Vanhala, soldier Viirilä, second lieutenant Jorma Kariluoto, second lieutenant Vilho Koskela, second lieutenant Jalovaara, quartermaster Korsumäki, staff sergeant Sinkkonen, soldier Ukkola
Setting: Finland Karelia(Russian Federation)


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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.

This novel was a rather interesting venture into the Finnish-Russian war, something I sadly had not heard of before I read this book. The fact that it is a very well-known book in the Finnish literary canon surprises me, as it did not include any memorable lessons or pieces of knowledge that stayed with me, apart from the 'band of brothers' theme that most war novels include. Due to its well-written story and action-packed, realistic scenes I gave it 4 stars. I do not think I shall read this

An antidote to the glorification of war. "Jorma Kariluoto had paid his dues into the common pot of human idiocy".

This book left me totally speechless. It sounds wrong to say I loved every page of it because war isn't something that is pretty or clear. But I loved this. I feel like I haven't ever read something so purely true or Finnish. And I could turn the book around and read it again right now.

This is the English translation of the Finnish book written only 9 years after the end of World War II. The book describes the life of a Finnish platoon that was formed before the start of Continuation War against Russia and served through from 1941 to 1944, as did the author. The book also deliberately removes the glory from the war. The authors descriptions of life and combat in Finland and Russia are honest and brutal. In the beginning he treats all the surrounding injuries and dead as major

One of the great war novels, concerning one of the least known theaters of WWII

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