Crete: The Battle and the Resistance - Brossura

Beevor, Antony

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ISBN 10: 0719568315 ISBN 13: 9780719568312

Casa editrice: John Murray Press, 2005

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

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 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)

Descrizione del libro:

Reissue with a new Introduction by acclaimed historian Antony Beevor vividly bringing to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete

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• Editore: John Murray Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0719568315
• ISBN 13: 9780719568312
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432