The Spanish Precedent British Volunteers in The Russo-Finnish War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12650339 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Roberts (0009-0005-3630-0210), Elizabeth Roberts‐Pedersen (0000-0001-9968-3195, Oral Roberts University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 07.1-07.14 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1449-0854 • E-ISSN: 1833-4881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2104/ha060007 |
| OpenAlex | W1979950328 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
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.This article has been peer-reviewed
Archaeology · Cabinet (room · Cold war · Culmination · Economic history · Embarrassment · Political science · Politics · World War II · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |