Crete
The Battle and the Resistance
$21.20
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2005
Summary
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 carefull…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719568312 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0719568315 |
| Author: | Antony Beevor |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 313g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Antony Beevor’s unerring flair for the climate and the feel of the conflict … his insight and his grasp of these events make them seem as though they had happened last week - Patrick Leigh Fermor, Daily Telegraph
Excellent … an arresting account of the whole war on Crete, including the ghastly experiences of the Cretans under German occupation - John Keegan, Sunday TelegraphThe best book we have got on Crete - Michael Foot, ObserverBeevor’s account is excellent: fresh, lively and peppered with anecdotes - Mail on Sunday‘A new paperback edition is welcome for two reasons; reminding us that Beevor is a writer and historian of rare ability and for starkly illustrating the variables of war’ - Neville Smith, Lloyd’s ListAbout The Author
Antony Beevor
A regular in the 11th Hussars, Antony Beevor served in Germany and England. He has had a number of books published and his book Stalingrad was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson History Prize and the Hawthornden Prize. Among the many prestigious posts he holds, he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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