About the book: 2020 / TO THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SOVIET-FINNISH WAR. About 95% of those killed on the Karelian Isthmus in December 1939 - the first month of the “Winter War” - of Red Army soldiers were rifle troops. There is no doubt that in subsequent battles of “that unfamous war” it was the Soviet infantry that suffered the main losses, because out of 166 rifle divisions of the Red Army, 52 took part in the battles with our northern neighbor. A NEW BOOK from the author of the bestseller “March 1944. The Battle of Pskov” debunks for the first time One of the main myths of the Soviet-Finnish War is the idea that the battles took place only on the MANNERHEIM LINE, firmly rooted in the mass consciousness. Soviet propaganda made the “Line” irresistible, and a logical question arose: why didn’t the Red Army soldiers simply bypass the Finnish fortifications? In fact, such attempts were repeatedly made by the Soviet command. The actions of the Red Army when bypassing the Mannerheim Line, reconstructed in detail on the basis of archival materials, are discussed in detail in this book using the example of the 43rd, 56th, 75th, 155th rifle and 25th motorized cavalry divisions (56th and the 75th Rifle Division with their artillery were the best combat units of the 8th Army, and the 25th Motorized Cavalry Division was considered heroic). A thorough analysis of the documents allowed the author to finally answer the question of why, despite all the truly titanic efforts expended, the attempt of the Soviet troops to bypass the Mannerheim Line resulted not only in failure, but also in significant losses. The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.