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Operation Mercury: The Battle for Crete, 1941 (Stackpole Military History Series) by John Sadler is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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<ul class="noindent"> <li>Detailed study of a brief but bloody campaign</li> <li>Full of personal accounts of air, ground, and naval actions</li> <li>Author has made numerous trips to Crete and knows the ground well</li> </ul> <p>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.</p>

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Author

John Sadler

Publisher

Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780811735063

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.42 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13