World War, Second, 1939-45: A Short Military History: Greece and Crete, 1941 (The Second World War, 1939-1945)

In the campaign in Greece and the battle for Crete the tale is of military failure, mainly due to the German command of the air over both land and sea. But the skill and endurance of British forces staved off utter disaster in Greece and made the Germans pay a heavy and unwelcome price for their conquest of Crete.