Operation Mercury: The Battle for Crete, 1941

by John Sadler

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811735060
• ISBN13: 9780811735063
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"