The bestselling author of Stalingrad and D-Day vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete reissued with a new introduction Beevor'sArdennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulgeis now available from Viking BooksNazi 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 bestselling author of Stalingrad and D-Day vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete reissued with a new introduction Beevor'sArdennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulgeis now available from Viking BooksNazi 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."
Antony Beevor is the bestselling author of D-Day: The Battle for Normandy,which received the Royal United Services’ Institute Westminster Medal; The Battle for Spain, which received the La Vanguardia Prize; Paris After the Liberation 1944–1949; Stalingrad, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson Prize for History, and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature; and The Fall of Berlin 1945, which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees’ Award. He is the recipient of the 2014 Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Beevor lives in England.
Praise for Crete 1941
“Few battles in World War II can surpass Crete for high drama, both
on land and sea. Beevor, formerly of the 11th Hussars, writes about
that battle with a soldier's eye and a historian's insight. Crete
was a campaign unique in many respects, not the least of which was
its ferocity. Beevor has a flair for re-creating the historical
moment, and during sections of the text even the most detached
reader will pause to catch a breath. He dissects the leadership of
some of the war's most intriguing personalities, both Allied and
German, illuminating their achievements and follies. His book is
enriched with wonderful anecdotal material, some of which will both
amuse and puzzle his American counterparts, whose military
traditions are often so dissimilar. Recommended for both
professional and general readership.”—Library Journal
“Excellent books have been written about the battle for Crete, but
none, for me, has been as vivid and clear and exciting as Antony
Beevor’s. His unerring flair for the climate and the feel of the
conflict . . . his insight and his grasp of these events make them
seem as though they had happened last week . . . This brilliant
book.”—The Daily Telegraph (UK)
“Excellent . . . an arresting account of the whole war on Crete,
including the ghastly experiences of the Cretans under German
occupation.”—John Keegan, The Sunday Telegraph (UK)
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