Bøker av James Mullins

The sleepy village of Suomassalmi, Pekka's hometown, is key to controlling Central Finland. The otherwise unremarkable village, home to several lumber mills sits astride a pivotal crossroads. Critical to the Soviet invasion plan, the town is the first step on the road to Oulu and cutting Finland in half.With the 163rd Rifle Division already in possession of the town, the situation for Finland is grim. Attempting to seal Finland's fate, the Soviet Union has dispatched the elite 44th Motorized Rifle Division. These fresh reinforcements, ten thousand strong, are moving to link up with the 163rd via the Raate Road.Standing in the way of two full Soviet divisions is the Finnish 27th Regiment. When the 27th's officer core is devastated during a failed attempt to retake the town, Pekka and Kivi are dispatched to replace two of the 27th's recently fallen heroes. Will this be a bittersweet homecoming for Pekka or will he once again pull a rabbit out of his hat in the face of hopeless odds?Nea, unsure whether she is a widow and a single mom, has found safety amongst the people of Helsinki. She finds the people of Finland's most populous city to be both kind and generous but longs for news of her husband. When danger looms from above, will she be able to keep herself, Aina, and the unborn life growing within her safe?Meanwhile Hale, remaining in Karelia, has come full circle. Once again alone in the vast frozen forests of Southern Finland, can he survive against harrowing odds and find his way to the Mannerheim Line? Standing in his way is an army over one hundred thousand strong including the only man to have ever defeated him in battle.Will the remnants of the special operations group survive these challenges or will long odds and the overwhelming forces of the Red Army reign supreme?

The Soviet Union has launched a round the clock assault on the Mannerheim Line. The men of the Finnish Army, outnumbered, and outclassed by the world's largest military industrial complex, are hanging on by their fingernails. Desperate to relieve the pressure High Command assigns Pekka and Hale a new mission, disrupting the Soviet supply lines to relieve the pressure on the beleaguered Finnish forces.During the first operation the pair makes a startling discovery that will lead Hale down a path he does not want to tread. To bolster Hale and Pekka's efforts, the Finnish High Command surprises the pair with the aid of a mutual acquaintance. Strengthened by this new force, the pair brings the war to the Commissar's door step with dire consequences.As a result of their assault upon the Commissar, an entire Soviet regiment is dispatched to remove the threat to the Red Army's supply lines. With the fate of Finland hanging in the balance. When one of the friends falls, can the other overcome his fear of leading to bring victory, or will the Commissar succeed in crushing Hale and Pekka?

In Karelia, deep behind enemy lines, Hale is reunited with Leo. Together, they must battle their way through occupied territory to reach the Mannerheim Line. Once the pair of snipers reach the line, they will have to devise a way to sneak through the Soviet 7th Army whose forces stretch across the entire Karelian Isthmus. To succeed in their mission the pair will have to slip through the one hundred and thirty thousand invaders assaulting the Mannerheim line. If successful, the pair will face an even greater danger, friendly fire from their fellow Finns as they cross through the no man's land that separates the two armies. Will Hale and Leo survive? Outside of Suomassalmi, on the Raate Road, Pekka, Kivi, and the men of the 27th Regiment's E company have the unenviable task of holding a little piece of the road against the overwhelming forces of the Soviet Union's 44th Motorized Rifle Division. If they can find a way to succeed, and hold off the hordes of attacking Soviets, they will buy valuable time. The time is needed for Colonel Siilasvuo and Finnish 27th Regiment to finish off the Soviet 163rd division currently surrounded in Suomassalmi. If they fail in their assignment, the surviving forces of the 27th will be caught in-between two Soviet divisions guaranteeing the unit's destruction, and the loss of Central Finland. Can Pekka and Kivi hold?

Invaded by four Soviet armies, and Outnumbered more than ten to one by world's best equipped modern military, the Finnish Army is in big trouble. Can the Finns stop the Red Army, once they fall back to the Mannerheim Line? Or will the Soviet Bear continue to push on into the heart of the small Nordic Nation and put an end to their freedom under the unforgiving boot Communism? Trapped between the Soviet's Union's 19th Rifle Core and the Commissar's pursuing forces, Hale must lead the surviving members of his family on a desperate quest. His mission, lead his family through thousands of enemy soldiers and into the safety of Finnish lines. Success means safety for his family, and returning to the task his deceased commander assigned him, Stopping the invader. Hale's goal, the Finnish line, is being pushed further and further away as the invading juggernaut drives deeper into his homeland. With hope fading, he'll receive help from an unexpected quarter. Will it be enough to save Hale and those he holds dearest, or will they be lost amidst the carnage of Karelia? At stake, the lives of his mother, sister, wife, and unborn child. Failure means the loss of those he holds dearest and possibly the entire country.