CRETE THE BATTLE AND THE RESISTANCE PAPERBACK B FORMAT
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.
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.
Συγγραφέας | ANTONY BEEVOR / ΑΝΤΟΝΙ ΜΠΙΒΟΡ |
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Εκδότης | HODDER & STOUGHTON |
Barcode | 9780719568312 |
ISBN | 9780719568312 |
Σελίδες | 400 |
Ημερομηνία κυκλοφορίας | 12 Σεπ 2005 |
Διαθεσιμότητα | Αποστολή σε 2-5 εργάσιμες ημέρες - Υπό την προϋπόθεση αποθέματος από τον εκδότη |