CRETE : The Battle and the Resistance
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.
Автор | Antony Beevor |
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Страници | 432 |
Корица | мека |
Език | английски |
Година | 2005 |
Дата на получаване | 7.11.2021 г. |
Издателство | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
ID на книга | 29976831 |
ISBN | 9780719568312 |
Категории | Военна история Книги на английски език |