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Greece Crete Stalag Dachau : A New Zealand Soldier''s Encounters with Hitler''s Army
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elworthy, Jack.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elworthy, Jack, 1912-1999.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, New Zealand.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe--Personal narratives, New Zealand.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Elworthy, Jack.
- Local Subjects:
- Elworthy, Jack, 1912-1999.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, New Zealand.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (346 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Greece Crete Stalag Dachau
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Awa Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1940, 28-year-old Jack Elworthy left New Zealand to fight in Europe, not to return for seven years. This is the story of his remarkable war, including the time he spent as an unofficial U.S. soldier. On mainland Greece, he got away just as the Nazis rolled in. On Crete he was captured and escaped, only to be recaptured when the Allies abandoned the island. In Germany he endured four years in POW camps, including notorious Stalag VIIIB. Freed by American forces in March 1945, he talked his way into the U.S. Army's 45th (Thunderbird) Division as it made its way to Munich-birthplace of the Naz
- Contents:
- Foreword; Preface; 1. Preparing for war; 2. To England; 3. England 1940; 4. To Egypt; 5. Egypt; 6. Greece; 7. Retreat to Larissa; 8. Retreat to Atalanti; 9. Retreat to Athens; 10. Retreat to the beaches; 11. First days in Crete; 12. Invasion; 13. The battle continues; 14. Over the mountains; 15. Sfakia; 16. Captured again; 17. The camp at Maleme; 18. Settling in; 19. Working for the enemy; 20. Staying on at Maleme; 21. Galatas prison camp; 22. Last days in Crete; 23. Salonika; 24. Train to Lamsdorf; 25. Life in Stalag VIIIB; 26. Evacuation to Nuremberg; 27. Liberation; 28. Kiwi GI; 29. Dachau
- 30. Occupation duties31. A Kiwi again; 32. The end of the adventure; 33. Making a new life; Appendix One; Appendix Two; Timeline; Glossary; Endnotes; Further reading; Illustration credits
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781927249130
- 1927249139
- OCLC:
- 880930400
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