Operation Mercury - Hardcover

Sadler, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844153835 ISBN 13: 9781844153831

Publisher: Casemate Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

Unlike the few other books written on the catastrophic fall of Crete in May 1941, this book concentrates on the military actions between the first German paratroop landing on 20 May and the final defeat and evacuation on 30 May. As well as studying the strengths, tactics, leadership and weapons of both sides, the book contains numerous graphic personal anecdotes by participants, be they German, Allied or Cretan. While the battle was a decisive defeat for the Allies, the Germans made a disastrous start. How they recovered from this so spectacularly is well covered.

This is a worthy addition to the Battleground series being both a fine study of the conflict and an invaluable guide. The Author has visited Crete on many occasions and knows the ground well.

About this title

About the Author:

Born in 1953, John Sadler has law degrees from Northumbria University and the University of Westminster. A part-time lecturer in military history at Sunderland University Centre for Lifelong Learning, he is currently studying toward a PhD in history and is soon to begin an Imperial War Museum Fellowship in Holocaust Studies. He is the author of over 20 books, including Scottish Battles, published by Birlinn in April 2010. He is married with two children and lives in Newcastle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Casemate Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844153835
• ISBN 13: 9781844153831
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256