The Struggle for Crete, 20 May - 1 June 1941
The Struggle for Crete, 20 May - 1 June 1941

Author: I. McD. G. Stewart

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13:

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Providing an account of the struggle for Crete during World War II, this book contains some of the author's own experiences as a Medical Officer at the time of the battle. The author describes the leadership, the geography, the communications problems and the delayed counter-attack.

Crete
Crete

Author: Antony Beevor

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 2011-10-13

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1848546351

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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.

Ten Days to Destiny
Ten Days to Destiny

Author: G. C. Kiriakopoulos

Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780917653490

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For ten dramatic and bitterly fought days in May, 1941, British Commonwealth and Greek soldiers fought with the valiant assistance of Cretan civilians -- men and women, young and old -- to hold their island against a Nazi onslaught. This is the documented story of the one of the most important yet least acknowledged battles of World War II.

The Lost Battle
The Lost Battle

Author: C. A. MacDonald

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780330490597

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A highly intriguing and moving account of this significant and wasteful battle. The invasion of Crete in 1941 should have been a textbook battle for General Kurt Students German troops, a swift and decisive blitzkrieg based on technical surprise. In fact it was based on a series of misjudgements which resulted in large and bloody losses and Crete became the graveyard of the German parachute troops.