Crete in Greece is more than just the famous backdrop of many Greek myths; it was also crucial during World War II. The island hosted the important 1941 Battle of Crete, where German paratroopers ...
The long-standing controversy of sea power v. air power was settled once and for all by the Hood-Bismarck affair and by the battle for Crete. The answer was not that air power had proved indisputably ...
New York: Osprey Bloomsbury, 2024. Pp. 368. Illus., maps, peronsae, table, notes, biblio., index. $30.000. ISBN: 1472864557 The Battle for Crete was Decided on a Little Hill In standard Osprey style, ...