{"product_id":"the-winter-warriors","title":"The Winter Warriors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors Choice 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A novel you will not put down. Maybe never.\"--Richard Ford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith over 600,000 copies sold, an award-winning WWII novel about the heroism of a single Finnish infantry company--and the best sniper the world has ever seen--defending their country against the largest army in the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember 1939: The Soviet Union invades its small, relatively defenseless neighbor Finland, just three months after the declaration of World War II. So began what is known as the Winter War. A makeshift Finnish army of soldiers, workers, and farmers must face off against columns of tanks and millions of Stalin's Red Army fighters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a dramatic and deeply moving narrative based in part on diaries, journals, and accounts of participants, Norek captures the horror and tragedy of war. Soldiers go to battle with a shortage of weapons, and cold becomes both enemy and friend--causing wounds to freeze and limiting the movement of the invaders. The legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, nicknamed the \"White Death,\" puts terror in the hearts and minds of the Russians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntense, propulsive, and deeply human, \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning historical novel of Finnish courage and determination in the face of the Soviet invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Norek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103026016557,"sku":"BS-8XD-167651","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9780802167651-HD.jpg?v=1780250403","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-winter-warriors","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}