{"product_id":"the-winter-warriors-olivier-norek-hardcover","title":"The Winter Warriors -- Olivier Norek, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors Choice 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A novel you will not put down. Maybe never.\"--Richard Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Olivier Norek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.66\" H x 5.83\" L x 1.42\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780802167651\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985047879979,"sku":"9780802167651","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780802167651.jpg?v=1777875294","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/the-winter-warriors-olivier-norek-hardcover","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}