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The sleepy village of Suomassalmi, Pekka’s hometown, is key to controlling Central Finland. The otherwise unremarkable village, home to several lumber mills sits astride a pivotal crossroads. Critical to the Soviet invasion plan, the town is the first step on the road to Oulu and cutting Finland in half. With the 163rd Rifle Division already in possession of the town, the situation for Finland is grim. Attempting to seal Finland’s fate, the Soviet Union has dispatched the elite 44th Motorized Rifle Division. These fresh reinforcements, ten thousand strong, are moving to link up with the...

The Soviet Union has launched a round the clock assault on the Mannerheim Line. The men of the Finnish Army, outnumbered, and outclassed by the world’s largest military industrial complex, are hanging on by their fingernails. Desperate to relieve the pressure, High Command assigns Pekka and Hale a new mission, disrupting the Soviet supply lines to relieve the beleaguered Finnish forces. During the first operation the pair makes a startling discovery that will lead Hale down a path he does not want to tread. To bolster Hale and Pekka’s efforts, the Finnish High Command surprises the pair...

Sasha and Kuznetsov have become steadfast members of the 25th Battalion’s sniper squad. Father and son now stand united in a desperate struggle to defend the besieged city of Mariupol. With every inch gained, the courageous defenders exact a heavy toll on the invading Russian forces. Clinging to outdated Soviet era tactics, the invaders find themselves outmaneuvered by the agile and innovative Ukrainian Territorial Defense Force. After enduring significant losses in a fierce battle for control over the city's eastern outskirts, the Russians suddenly shift tactics, posing a grave threat to...

November 30, 1939 - invaded by the Soviet Union, Finland must mount a desperate defense against overwhelming odds. Outnumbered and outclassed, the world expected the tiny Nordic nation to quickly succumb to the communist juggernaut. Instead, the saga of David versus Goliath was reimagined into Finnish farmers and woodsmen standing firm against Soviet steel.

Amidst the turmoil of war, two men stand at the crossroads of destiny. Andrei Nikita Kuznetsov, once hailed as the Soviet Union's finest sniper, now languishes in the shadows of his former glory. Estranged from his family and drowning in self-loathing, he counts down his remaining days in a dilapidated apartment, numbing his pain with vodka. In contrast, Sasha greets each dawn with hope, until a cascade of mistakes threatens to extinguish his aspirations and threatens to derail his dreams. Rejected by his love, Anna, and adrift in a sea of failures, Sasha sees his future slipping away. When...

INVADED by four Soviet armies, and outnumbered more than ten to one by the world’s best equipped modern military, the Finnish Army is in big trouble. Can the Finns stop the Red Army, once they fall back to the Mannerheim Line? Or will the Soviet Bear continue to push on into the heart of the small Nordic Nation and put an end to their freedom under the unforgiving boot of Communism? TRAPPED between the Soviet’s Union’s 19th Rifle Corps and the Commissar’s pursuing forces, Hale must lead the surviving members of his family on a desperate quest. His mission, lead his family through ...

Kevin Mullins and Neale James present The FujiCast Photography Show, a podcast for professionals and enthusiasts alike. Featuring special photographer guests, gear reviews, Fujifilm camera tips and your questions.

A collection of short stories that have a space opera feel to it. This short but sweet audiobook offers listeners a glimpse of storytelling, there are several timelines in this book because of the short stories, and because there were multiple writers working on this project. The best way to set up this book is to think of it as a dream, and how sometimes dreams just jump from one thing to the next. That is how this book works. The book starts off on board the spaceship Maya in the year 2392 where there is lift off of space shuttle starship Maya.