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'Bookshop' of links to Amazon for those books and DVD's that cover
events on Crete in 1941. Most of these I have myself, and these
will have been used when producing the site. |
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The articles can be purchased via Amazon by clicking on the photo of
the product. |
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Crete 1941, Eyewitnessed: Eyewitnessed
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Unfortunately Amazon do not have a photo for this book, however it is one
I have used a lot. It has a large number of eyewitness accounts by
Allied soldiers, Cretans and Germans. |
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This is a new book in the Osprey series, the maps are
particularly useful for following the battle. |
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This was one of my main reference books for the site. |
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A good biography of one of the New Zealanders who assisted
the Cretan Resistance, and died helping them. |
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A well known book, featured on the site. |
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The book of the film of the capture of General Kreipe. |
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Another main source for the site. Very
readable. Beevor's wife is writing a biography of Paddy Leigh
Fermor. |
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One of "Paddy's" books, with a section on the
kidnap of Kreipe in his words. It contains some excellent sketches
of his travels in Greece. |
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A more measured book than his well known WW1 book, 'Lions
led by Donkeys'. |
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On my bookshelf, but I have not yet read this one. |
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A large book covering the navy in WW2. Excellent for
the action off Matapan and Crete. |
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I have not read this one. |
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Evelyn Waugh's "Officers & Gentlemen" is
part of a trilogy. Though fictional it is worth a read for the
section on Crete. |
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I use the Obituary pages of the Telegraph and the Times a
lot. Both of these books are good. |
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This was my source for pages which have attacks by the old
'Lady', especially Matapan. |
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If you want to know more about the aircraft that gave the
soldiers and sailors such a rough time. |
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This covers more than Crete, but has good sections on
paratroop assaults. |
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Not yet read by myself. |
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Liddell Hart interrogated many of the German senior
officers after the war, I used it for his section on Student. |
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Like his book 'Storming Eagles', this covers more than
Crete. |
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Biography of Lt. Roy Farran who took his tanks into
Galatas. Very good. |
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Story of 'Sandy' Thomas who was wounded at Galatas. |
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If you are interested in the battle, you have to see the
DVD, even if it is a 'studio' view of what happened with Kreipe.
Bit of a classic. |
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You should get this for a history of the German paratroop
arm. Good film footage. |
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A DVD of the resistance on Crete. |
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