h kawaiiu hitleru :o but this is how the ss-newspaper reports about the incident (savon sanomat, savonian times) gummerus 2012. 108 pp. dr. jukka partanen, known as a historian of karelia and wars, is a matter-of-fact, plain-spoken, concise writer who avoids speculation. however, he has compiled his diverse sources so carefully, searching for and finding the essential, that a fan of the difficult times of finnish history is almost forced to start shaping his own conclusions based on the text. seven decades ago, in june 1942, the 75th anniversary celebrations of marshal c. g. e. mannerheim and the return visit to the wolf's lair of german leader adolf hitler that followed in the same month produced observations that were important in deciding the future of small and young finland. der fhrer was an awkward surprise guest at finnish celebrations organized in the field, and one could draw conclusions from his monologues. of course, the description of the marshal's conclusions by kalle lehmus, an information officer who retired as a colonel and originally a social democratic newspaperman, has been known since the 1960s. but in partanen's collection, things fall into place in their proper context. the old soldier, tired from his journey, was certain upon returning from a return visit that germany would not be able to win the world war. the intelligence chief, aladar paasonen, the son of a finnish scientist and his hungarian wife, was of the same opinion. after writing most of the marshal's memoirs in the late 1940s, paasonen still managed to have a long career as a high-ranking cia official. in connection with the description of birthdays, one can also be amazed at how good a psychological eye the marshal showed when assigning various tasks to his subordinates...   iset/3304141
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