The Battle For Heraklion Crete 1941
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The Battle For Heraklion Crete 1941
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Author : Yannis Prekatsounakis
language : en
Publisher: Helion and Company
Release Date : 2017-02-22
The Battle For Heraklion Crete 1941 written by Yannis Prekatsounakis and has been published by Helion and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-22 with History categories.
Crete, 20 May 1941: the first campaign-sized airborne assault is launched. Many books have been written about this famous invasion, with the emphasis mainly on the battles for Maleme and Chania. The Battle for Heraklion - an epic struggle - remained largely forgotten and widely unstudied. Yet the desperate fight for Heraklion had everything: street-fighting in the town; heroic attacks against well-fortified positions and medieval walls; heavy losses on all sides; and tragic stories involving famous German aristocratic families like the von Blüchers and members of the Bismarck family. This book highlights personal stories and accounts - and the author’s access to records from all three sides allowed accounts to be placed in their correct place and time. Finally, the history of the battle is written with the added perspective of extensive Greek accounts and sources. In contrast, earlier books were based solely on British and German sources - totally ignoring the Greek side. Many of these accounts are from people who were fighting directly against each other - and some reveal what the enemies were discussing and thinking while they were shooting at or attacking each other. Some accounts are so accurate and detailed that we can even identify who killed whom. In addition, long-lost stories behind both well known and previously unpublished pictures are revealed. For the first time, 75 year-old mysteries are solved: what were the names of the paratroopers in the planes seen crashing in famous pictures? What was the fate of soldiers seen in pictures taken just before the battle? The author has studied the battlefield in every detail - thus giving the reader the opportunity to understand actions and incidents by examining what happened on the actual field of battle. For example, how was it possible for a whole platoon to be trapped and annihilated, as in the fate of Wolfgang Graf von Blücher? Such a question is not easily answered even by people with a military background. How was it possible for the paratroopers to fail in their attempt to occupy the town? The answers to questions like these became very clear when the author walked through the battlefields - following the accounts of the people from all sides who had fought there and which describe the same incidents. The author’s extensive research is vividly presented via detailed maps and photographs, both from the era of the battle and today; even battlefield archaeology plays a role in revealing what really happened on the battlefield. The author’s approach addresses two different types of readers: those who are largely unfamiliar with the battle - hence the emphasis on personal stories, accounts and pictures - and the researcher who wants a reliable source of firsthand material and perhaps a different point of view, such as is offered by Greek accounts and sources (and by the writer’s detailed analysis of the battle). This fresh account of one of the Second World War’s most memorable battles is given added authority by the writer’s military background, together with his deep knowledge of the battlefield and his access to Greek accounts and sources.
The Struggle For Crete 20 May 1 June 1941
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Author : I. McD. G. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1991
The Struggle For Crete 20 May 1 June 1941 written by I. McD. G. Stewart and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with History categories.
Providing an account of the struggle for Crete during World War II, this book contains some of the author's own experiences as a Medical Officer at the time of the battle. The author describes the leadership, the geography, the communications problems and the delayed counter-attack.
Crete
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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-10-13
Crete written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-13 with History categories.
Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Antony Beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete - reissued with a new introduction. 'The best book we have got on Crete' Observer The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 - a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war, but a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle round. Nor did the conflict end there. Ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance, aided by a dramatic cast of British officers from Special Operations Executive.
Nazi Victory Crete 1941
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Author : David Arthur Thomas
language : en
Publisher: New York : Stein and Day
Release Date : 1973
Nazi Victory Crete 1941 written by David Arthur Thomas and has been published by New York : Stein and Day this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.
Crete 1941
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Author : Antony Beevor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-06-24
Crete 1941 written by Antony Beevor and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-24 with History categories.
The bestselling author of The Battle of Arnhem and D-Day vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete – reissued with a new introduction Nazi Germany expected its airborne attack on Crete in 1941 to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. Little did they know that the British, using Ultra intercepts, had already laid a careful trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war when a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle around. Prize-winning historian and bestselling author Antony Beevor lends his gift for storytelling to this important conflict, showing not only how the situation turned bad for Allied forces, but also how ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance. Originally published in 1991, Crete 1941 is a breathtaking account of a momentous battle of World War II.
The Lost Battle Crete 1941
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Author : C. A. MacDonald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Lost Battle Crete 1941 written by C. A. MacDonald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
The relentless and stubborn German commander Kurt Student, to the British World War I hero Brigadier General Freyberg. He shows how misjudgments on both sides led simultaneously to British disaster and to a hollow victory for the Nazis. Despite their devastating losses, the Nazis nevertheless defeated the British forces on the island. Although their intelligence was strong, the British were militarily unprepared. Callum MacDonald tells this compelling story as a lesson.
Trouble Ahead
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Author : Rob Lofthouse
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-07-27
Trouble Ahead written by Rob Lofthouse and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-27 with Fiction categories.
Heraklion, May 1941. On the north coast of Crete, the British forces are redeploying troops, ahead of a German invasion of the island. A brutal defeat in Greece has forced them to withdraw from the mainland, weakened and dejected. For Captain Bentley Paine, of the Yorks & Lancs Regiment, the planned assault is a chance to finally prove himself in this war, not least to his infuriating assistant, Corporal Hallmark. But when the attack begins at dawn, no one can be prepared for the death and bloody fighting that will ensue. As German paratroopers fire at will, victory is decided in a matter of days. But both sides will face devastating losses, in a game-changing campaign, that will become one of the most intense and horrific battles of the Second World War.
Battle Of Crete
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Author : George Forty
language : en
Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
Release Date : 2001
Battle Of Crete written by George Forty and has been published by Ian Allan Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Examines in detail, largely from the German viewpoint, one of the most bitterly contested engagements of the Western front. Includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, together with first-hand reminiscences of combatants. The essential reference to this important but often overlooked battle.
Ten Days To Destiny
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Author : G. C. Kiriakopoulos
language : en
Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press
Release Date : 1997
Ten Days To Destiny written by G. C. Kiriakopoulos and has been published by Holy Cross Orthodox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Crete (Greece) categories.
For ten dramatic and bitterly fought days in May, 1941, British Commonwealth and Greek soldiers fought with the valiant assistance of Cretan civilians -- men and women, young and old -- to hold their island against a Nazi onslaught. This is the documented story of the one of the most important yet least acknowledged battles of World War II.
Perilous Commitments
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Author : Matthew Willingham
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 2005
Perilous Commitments written by Matthew Willingham and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A guide to the Grecian conflict in World War II, outlining a comprehensive appraisal of events, this text is concerned with the British military intervention in Greece and the subsequent defence of, and evacuation from, Crete.