The Spanish precedent : British volunteers in the Russo-Finnish War

Elizabeth Roberts-Pedersen

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    Abstract

    This article explores British policy towards the Russo-Finnish War, with particular emphasis on the rationale for the dispatch of British volunteers in the final weeks of the conflict. This hasty expedition was the culmination of months of temporising by the War Cabinet as it contemplated the possibility of combining aid to the Finns with broader schemes for intervention in Scandinavia. Though the volunteers did not fire a shot, and though they swiftly became an embarrassment to the British government, their presence in Finland tells us much about British policy in the early stages of World War Two.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7.1-7.14
    Number of pages14
    JournalHistory Australia
    Volume3
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • Russo-Finnish War, 1939-1940
    • military history

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