Cassell Military Classics: The Fall of Crete (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Alan Clark

ISBN 10: 0304353485 / ISBN 13: 9780304353484

Published by Cassell, 2002

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private library liquidation. Book condition is New. Soft cover, no dj.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cassell Military Classics: The Fall of Crete (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304353485
• ISBN 13: 9780304353484
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

<DIV>For both Allies and Axis powers, Crete offered immense strategic importance for controlling the Mediterranean, with great naval harbors, level areas for airfields, and mountain anti-aircraft positions. How did it happen, then, that in 1941, German paratroopers spectacularly overcame thousands of British troops and an even larger contingent from Greece to hold Crete until the war ended? A world-class historian vividly explains the events that led up to first major airborne assault in history.
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About the Author

Alan Clark made his reputation as a military historian with THE DONKEYS, an account of the First World War, and BARBAROSSA, a description of the 1941-1945 Russo-German conflict. In 1993 his DIARIES were published to acclaim and have now sold in excess of 250,000 copies. He was MP for Kensington and Chelsea, and was a Minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major.