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<p>In the bleakest years of the Second World War when it appeared that nothing could slow the advance of the German army, Hitler set his sights on the Mediterranean island of Crete, the ideal staging ground for domination of the Middle East. But German command had not counted on the strength of the Cretan resistance or the eccentric band of British intelligence officers who would stand in their way, conducting audacious sabotage operations in the very shadow of the Nazi occupation force.<br> <br
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- Author
- Wes Davis
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781448170654
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Historical Fiction, Military
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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