The Fall of Crete

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ISBN-10:

0304352268

ISBN-13:

9780304352265

Author(s): Clark, Alan.
Edition: 2nd
Released: Aug 01, 2000
Publisher: Cassell
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
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Description:

It was one of the most dramatic battles of the Second World War--a truly epic story. For both Allies and Axis powers, Crete offered immense strategic importance for controlling the Mediterranean, with great naval harbors, level areas for airfields, and mountain anti-aircraft positions. How did it happen, then, that in 1941, German paratroopers--outnumbered 5 to 1 and with only a single airstrip for supply and reinforcement--spectacularly overcame thousands of British troops and an even larger contingent from Greece, to hold Crete till war's end? Even more shocking, all the action took place in a mere five days. An expert historian vividly explains British strategic blunders and tactical failures, along with the brazen efforts of the Germans.

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