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Kidnap in crete : the true story of the abduction of a Nazi general / Rick Stroud.
Van Pelt Library DG802.G82 C787 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stroud, Rick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Greece--Crete.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Greece--Crete.
- Physical Description:
- 288 pages,16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
- Contents:
- 1 An Island of Heroes 5
- 2 Defenders of Crete 15
- 3 Operation Merkur 18
- 4 The Battle of Crete 25
- 5 The Next Nine Days 36
- 6 The Occupation Begins 46
- 7 Fortress Crete 52
- 8 Ungentlemanly Warfare 61
- 9 The Cretan Resistance is Born 67
- 10 A Terrible Tragedy 79
- 11 The Italians Change Sides 88
- 12 Operation Abduction 97
- 13 The Best Laid Plans ... 103
- 14 First Base 124
- 15 The Waiting 142
- 16 The Trap Springs 152
- 17 Through the Checkpoints 160
- 18 Radio Silence 171
- 19 Situation Ugly 181
- 20 Marooned 196
- 21 Hide and Seek 204
- 22 Men of Darkness 214
- 23 Home Run 226
- 24 Returning Heroes 232
- 25 Moss and the Battle of Damastas Bridge 239
- 26 Aftermath 248.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1632861933
- 9781632861931
- OCLC:
- 889164643
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