Where the flaming hell are we? : the story of young Australians and New Zealanders fighting the Nazis in Greece and Crete / Craig Collie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collie, Craig, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Greece.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Greece--Crete.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (399 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, [2023]

Summary:

March, 1941: 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops are rushed to Greece in a desperate attempt to stop the Wehrmacht overrunning the country. Most of them overseas for the first time in their lives, they seek excitement and adventure. What they get are experiences they could never have imagined. The operation is doomed to fail, but not before the Aussies and Kiwis succeed in holding up the German advance and evacuating thousands, mainly to Crete, where Hitler next sets his sights. As the Nazis assault the island, they deploy a devastating new weapon of invasion-paratroopers-for the very first time, meeting desperate resistance as the Allies fight for their lives.

Contents:

Cover

About the author

Title Page

Copyright

CONTENTS

MAPS

Map 1

Map 2

Map 3

Map 4

Map 5

Map 6

Map 7

Map 8

Map 9

Part I: PRELUDE

1 BOYS FAR FROM HOME

2 MACHINATIONS

Part II: GREECE

3 TOO LATE, TOO LITTLE

4 THE KNOT TIGHTENS

5 SINKING SHIP

6 KALAMATA: DEFIANCE AND FAINT HEARTS

Part III: CRETE

7 WELCOME TO SUDA BAY

8 INVASION FROM ABOVE

9 FIGHTING WITHDRAWAL

10 DESPERATION

Part IV: AFTERMATH

11 LEFT BEHIND

12 THE WAR ROLLS ON

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PICTURE SECTION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

PHOTOS AND SOURCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Collie, Craig Where the Flaming Hell Are We?

ISBN:

9781761187308

1761187309

OCLC:

1390919831