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Crete
Author | : Antony Beevor |
Publsiher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2011-10-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781848546356 |
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Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Antony Beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete - reissued with a new introduction. 'The best book we have got on Crete' Observer The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 - a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war, but a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle round. Nor did the conflict end there. Ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance, aided by a dramatic cast of British officers from Special Operations Executive.
Battle of Crete
Author | : George Forty |
Publsiher | : Ian Allan Publishing |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015053368729 |
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Examines in detail, largely from the German viewpoint, one of the most bitterly contested engagements of the Western front. Includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, together with first-hand reminiscences of combatants. The essential reference to this important but often overlooked battle.
The Struggle for Crete 20 May 1 June 1941
Author | : I. McD. G. Stewart |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : WISC:89034908020 |
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Providing an account of the struggle for Crete during World War II, this book contains some of the author's own experiences as a Medical Officer at the time of the battle. The author describes the leadership, the geography, the communications problems and the delayed counter-attack.
Battle for Crete
Author | : Matthew Wright |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2018-08-08 |
Genre | : Operation Mercury, 1941 |
ISBN | : 0908318162 |
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Confronting the might of the Luftwaffe! New Zealand soldiers arrived in Crete during early May 1941, short of equipment after a hasty evacuation from Greece. Three weeks later Germany invaded from the air, and the fate of New Zealand
The German Campaigns in the Balkans spring 1941
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 188 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105211221333 |
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Battle for Crete
Author | : John Hall Spencer |
Publsiher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2008-09-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781781594667 |
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This WW2 military history “combin[es] a look at the background to the battle . . . and the ground level memories of the participants with great skill.” (History of War.org) After two years’ extensive research, John Hall Spencer has written a thorough account of the political and military background to the German invasion of Crete and the bitter fighting that followed the first airborne assault on an island in history. Battle for Crete tells of confused negotiations between the British and Greek governments; the misunderstandings between Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet and commanders in the field; the near capture of the King of Greece; the lack of preparation by the defenders and the suppression of a critical post-battle report by General Wavell. There are vivid eyewitness accounts of the fighting both during the invasion and the subsequent campaign and ultimate retreat and evacuation. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force’s contribution is well documented, as are the roles of the German air force, in this “close run” campaign fought with aggression by both sides.
Ten Days to Destiny
Author | : G. C. Kiriakopoulos |
Publsiher | : Holy Cross Orthodox Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Crete (Greece) |
ISBN | : 0917653491 |
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For ten dramatic and bitterly fought days in May, 1941, British Commonwealth and Greek soldiers fought with the valiant assistance of Cretan civilians -- men and women, young and old -- to hold their island against a Nazi onslaught. This is the documented story of the one of the most important yet least acknowledged battles of World War II.
The Cretan War 1645 1671
Author | : Bruno Mugnai |
Publsiher | : Century of the Soldier |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1911628046 |
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The army and the navy of Venice and Ottoman Empire during the campaigns fought for the possession of the 'pearl of the Mediterranean'. The legendary Venetian resistance impressed the courts of whole Europe, transforming the conflict in the 'Campo di Marte' of the continent.