{"product_id":"2940012967602","title":"JOURNEY INTO WINTER","description":"In the winter of 1939, a tiny country of slightly less than four million people\u003cbr\u003edefended itself against an empire of over two hundred million, a military giant.\u003cbr\u003eThe heroic struggle of democratic Finland to defend its homeland against the\u003cbr\u003einvading Soviet armies is one of the most inspiring stories of the twentieth\u003cbr\u003ecentury. A courageous people refused to compromise their freedom and chose\u003cbr\u003eto fight.\u003cbr\u003eWorld War II is just one month old as a young American, though half Finnish,\u003cbr\u003eJONATHAN MERI, returns to Finland to visit his grandfather who has had a recent\u003cbr\u003eheart attack. His grandfather had brought him back to Finland when he was five\u003cbr\u003eyears old after his father had left his American mother with the understanding\u003cbr\u003eJonathan would be returned to Newport, Rhode Island when he was fifteen. He\u003cbr\u003earrives in Helsinki finding the capital in turmoil owing to the fact that the Soviet\u003cbr\u003eUnion has demanded specific Finnish territory for defensive purposes. The\u003cbr\u003eFinns soundly reject the Soviets offer, having only recently in 1917 thrown off\u003cbr\u003ethe Russian yoke they wore for a hundred years. The threat of war is imminent.\u003cbr\u003eConsequently, Jonathan is urged by his grandfather to return to America. By\u003cbr\u003ethis time, however, he has met the exciting LANYA KOVADA and as a result keeps\u003cbr\u003epostponing his decision. Then on November 23, 1939 the Soviets attack in full\u003cbr\u003eforce, outnumbering the Finns by twenty to one, and Jonathan’s decision is\u003cbr\u003emade. He will stay and fight","brand":"Image Communications International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082198892784,"sku":"2940012967602","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012967602_p0.jpg?v=1763574571","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012967602","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}