Published for the first time in a faithful English translation, Unknown Soldiers is the story of a platoon of ordinary Finnish soldiers fighting their Soviet Union counterparts during the Second World War. Drawing on Linna's own wartime experiences, this gritty and realistic account shatters the myth of the noble, obedient Finnish soldier.

Penguin Classics Unknown Soldiers

Literature & Fiction

Linna, Väinö

Genre Fiction

Penguin Classic

'There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history' Unknown Soldiers follows the fates of a ramshackle troupe of machine-gunners in the Second World War, as they argue, joke, swear, cadge a loaf of bread or a cigarette, combat both boredom and horror in the swamps and pine forests - and discover that war will make or break them. One of Finland's best-loved books, this gritty and unromantic depiction of battle honours the dogged determination of a country and the bonds of brotherhood forged between men at war, as they fight for their lives. 'A rediscovered classic... profound and enriching ... Unknown Soldiers still has the power to shock' Herald

Unknown Soldiers

Penguin Press

Translation of famous Finnish historical novel (original Finnish 1960), Volume 2 in trilogy Under the North Star. Translated by Richard Impola.

The Uprising: Under the North Star 2 (Aspasia Classics in Finnish Literature)

Aspasia Books

Third part of the Under the North Star trilogy by Linna. Historical Finnish novel in English translation covering 1919-1950; parts 1 and 2 cover 1884-1907 and 1907-1918 respectively.

Reconciliation: Under the North Star 3

Literary

Translation of this famous historical novel originally in Finnish (1959). The book is volume 1 of a trilogy of the same title. 
Book judged the most significant novel published in Finland between 1917 and 1997. Won Nordic Prize for Literature in 1965. 
Translated by Richard Impola.

Under the North Star (Aspasia Classics in Finnish Literature)

Under the North Star 2 - The Uprising (Aspasia Classics in Finnish Literature)

Contemporary

Under the North Star 3 - Reconciliation (Aspasia Classics in Finnish Literature)

Soldats inconnus

ROBERT LAFFONT

Ici sous l'étoile polaire T02 Les Gardes rouges de Tampere

BONS CARACTERES

Ici sous l'étoile polaire T03 Réconciliation

KALMBACH, JEAN-MICHEL

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