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The Cretan Runner : His Story of the German Occupation by Psychoundakis, George; Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Leigh Fermor, Patrick is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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George Psychoundakis was a twenty-one-year-old shepherd from the village of Asi Gonia when the battle of Crete began: "It was in May 1941 that, all of a sudden, high in the sky, we heard the drone of many aeroplanes growing steadily closer." The German parachutists soon outnumbered the British troops who were forced first to retreat, then to evacuate, before Crete fell to the Germans. So began the Cretan Resistance and the young shepherd's career as a wartime runner. In this unique account of Resistance life, Psychoundakis records the daily life of his fellow Cretans, his treacherous journeys on foot from the eastern White Mountains to the western slopes of Mount Ida to transmit messages and transport goods, and his enduring friendships with British officers (like his eventual translator Patrick Leigh Fermor) whose missions he helped to carry out with unflagging courage, energy, and good humor. Includes thirty-two black-and-white photographs and a map.

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Author

Psychoundakis, George; Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Leigh Fermor, Patrick

Publisher

New York Review Books;Penguin Random House LLC (Publisher Services)

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590179055

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

4.5 / 5 (72 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14