Crete: The Battle And the Resistance

by Antony Beevor

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This book recounts the fall of Greece, the invasion of Crete by the Germans and the Resistance. The book is based on interviews with both the Allies and the Germans who took part. It gives insights into the invasion from the air and explains how Ultra intelligence played a key role. It also reveals how General Freyberg actually misinterpreted German coded messages to devastating effects.
  • ISBN10 0140167870
  • ISBN13 9780140167870
  • Publish Date 25 June 1992 (first published 2 May 1991)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 28 September 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 400
  • Language English