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.
| ISBN: | 9780719568312 |
| Publication date: | 12th September 2005 |
| Author: | Antony Beevor |
| Publisher: | John Murray Publishers Ltd an imprint of John Murray Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Genres: |
Second World War Modern warfare Social and cultural history |