Battle for Crete
Spencer, John Hall2008
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After two years' extensive research, the author has written a thorough account of the political and military background to the German invasion of Crete and the bitter fighting that followed the first airborne assault on an island in history. It also contains individual accounts of the fighting, ultimate retreat and evacuation.
Main title:
Battle for Crete / by John Hall Spencer.
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Edition:
Reprint.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2008.
Collation:
xii, 306 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Heinemann, 1962.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781844157709 (hbk)1844157709 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'421959940.5421940.5
Language:
English
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BRN:
268569
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