Acclaimed historian and bestselling 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 ObserverThe 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 carefullyplanned 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.

Binding: Paperback;432 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: HBJD; Weight: 434 g; Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26

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