| Operation Mercury: The Battle for Crete, 1941 Contributor(s): Sadler, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811735060 ISBN-13: 9780811735063 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: A detailed study of the brief but bloody campaign for Crete in May 1941. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2008015291 |
| Series: Stackpole Military History |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.02" W x 8.98" (0.92 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: - Detailed study of a brief but bloody campaign - Full of personal accounts of air, ground, and naval actions - Author has made numerous trips to Crete and knows the ground well The fall of Crete in May 1941 was a catastrophic blow to the Allied cause. Nevertheless, the British, New Zealand, and Australian defenders forced the German invaders to pay a heavy price for victory. The daring German parachute assault, the first major example of its kind, proved a near disaster--so much so that Hitler never sanctioned another. But the Germans recovered, gained the initiative, and took the island in ten days. |