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Operation Mercury|John Sadler

Operation Mercury : The Battle for Crete, 1941

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Overview

  • Detailed study of a brief but bloody campaign
  • Full of personal accounts of air, ground, and naval actions
  • Author has made numerous trips to Crete and knows the ground well
    The fall of Crete in May 1941 was a catastrophic blow to the Allied cause. Nevertheless, the British, New Zealand, and Australian defenders forced the German invaders to pay a heavy price for victory. The daring German parachute assault, the first major example of its kind, proved a near disaster--so much so that Hitler never sanctioned another. But the Germans recovered, gained the initiative, and took the island in ten days.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780811735063
  • ISBN-10: 0811735060
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books
  • Publish Date: November 2008
  • Dimensions: 8.98 x 6.02 x 0.65 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.92 pounds
  • Page Count: 256

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