Crete: The Battle and the Resistance

✍ Scribed by Beevor, Antony

• Book ID: 108139109
• Publisher: Westview Press
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 2 MB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

A riveting account of the fall of Greece, the Battle of Crete, and the CretanResistance, from the beginning of World War II to its end.

From Library Journal

Few battles in World War II can surpass Crete for high drama, both on land and sea. Beevor, formerly of the 11th Hussars, writes about that battle with a soldier's eye and a historian's insight. Crete was a campaign unique in many respects, not the least of which was its ferocity. Beevor has a flair for re-creating the historical moment, and during sections of the text even the most detached reader will pause to catch a breath. He dissects the leadership of some of the war's most intriguing personalities, both Allied and German, illuminating their achievements and follies. His book is enriched with wonderful anecdotal material, some of which will both amuse and puzzle his American counterparts, whose military traditions are often so dissimilar. Recommended for both professional and general readership.
Robert A. Cole, "New England Journal of History"
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Review

Antony Beevor's unerring flair for the climate and the feel of the conflict ... his insight and his grasp of these vents 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 Telegraph The best book we have got on Crete -- Michael Foot, Observer Beevor'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 List