{"product_id":"9780719568312","title":"Crete : The Battle and the Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Beevor, Antony \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/09\/2005,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 432 pages, 8pp b\/w inset + maps,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780719568312,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed historian and best-selling author Antony Beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete - reissued with a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The best book we have got on Crete' ObserverThe Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 - a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war, but a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle round. Nor did the conflict end there. Ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance, aided by a dramatic cast of British officers from Special Operations Executive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697368727596,"sku":"9780719568312","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780719568312_de431188-2cf3-401b-b957-5ad979a8be86.jpg?v=1759673584","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780719568312","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}