Crete 1941
The Battle and the Resistance

Anthony Beevor has a distinct writing style of blending the operational aspects with human interest stories. Beevor was a regular in the 11th Hussars of the British Army. His book on Stalingrad won many prizes including the Wolfson History Prize. This book about Crete is divided into three parts. The......more

This is a good book by the Beevs. It almost reads like two books: The first is part is the invasion itself and the 2nd part is the guerrilla campaign against the Germans. Both parts of the book are important to understand but I found the actual battle for Crete much more interesting than the guerril......more

I read this book whilst in Crete, and with a fair amount of prior knowledge. I'd previously read Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper, The Cretan Runner: His Story of the German Occupation by George Psychoundakis, and Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete by Patr......more

Ο Beevor με ένα βιβλίο που θα πρέπει να βρίσκεται σε κάθε βιβλιοθήκη της Κρήτης, παραθέτει αμερόληπτα και δίχως δραματοποίηση, όλα τα γεγονότα που έλαβαν χώρα στο νησί πριν, κατά τη διάρκεια, και μετά τη μάχη της Κρήτης. Με εξαιρετική ακρίβεια σε περιοχές, τοπωνύμια, και ιστορικά πρόσωπα, γίνεται μί......more

Incredibly well-researched, and the opening chapters on the battle itself are compelling. But Beevor has difficulty maintaining his trademark readability in the face of a plethora of important historical figures, and the complex web of minor incidents and political intrigue that marked the resistanc......more