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The Winter Warriors

By: Olivier Norek
Narrated by: Joseph Kloska
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November, 1939. A conscription officer arrives in the peaceful farming village of Rautjärvi. The Soviet Union has invaded, and for the first time in its history as an independent country, Finland is at war.

Setting off into the depths of winter to face the Red Army, the small group of childhood friends recruited from Rautjärvi have no idea whether any of them will ever return home. But their unit has a secret weapon: the young sniper Simo Häyhä, whose lethal skill in the snow-bound forests of the front line will earn him the nickname 'The White Death'.

Drawing on the real-life figures and battles of the Finnish-Soviet Winter War, The Winter Warriors is a riveting, heart-pounding, utterly epic historical thriller from one of Europe's most acclaimed crime writers.

©2024 Éditions Michel Lafon (P)2025 Oakhill Biographical Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Political Thriller & Suspense Soviet Union Exciting Heartfelt War Winter Sniper Red Army
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The history, emotion, Story and narration were a riveting and tragic experience. One man leading his name into a nation’s soul.

The extraordinary bravery of an individual and a nation

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Inspiring story of Finnish resistance well told. Especially that of the ‘White Death’ Finnish super sniper

True sissu grit

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Excellent story of friends and comrades engulfed in tragic events. Also sums up everything I perceive of modern Russia.

What a story of heroism!

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Profound , beautifully written . Great structure of a complex story and narrative. A chapter of history that is so relevant today .

Brilliant story teller

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Sadly the speaker didn't understand the Finnish pronunciation of names and placenames. Makes me flinch to listen to.

For some technical reason, the audio recording clips the last half a second of every sound file/section, really deducting from the overall impression.

i have listened to many many audiobooks, this one I was looking forward to, a rare disappointment, sadly.

The story is great, otherwise it would have been completely horrible...

Finnish names absolutely butchered

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