Naval Battle Of Crete 1941

Author : Angus Konstam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472854020
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Naval Battle of Crete 1941 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of an often overlooked naval action of World War II, and one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of the Royal Navy. In April 1941, following the Axis invasion of Greece, the British Mediterranean Fleet was ordered to evacuate Allied survivors, many of which were taken to Crete. The Luftwaffe established itself in airfields on the Greek mainland, and formed plans to invade Crete by air and sea, under the cover of 500 fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe's Fliegerkorps VIII. Facing them were a small and scattered garrison on the island, a handful of under-strength RAF squadrons and the hard-pressed warships of the Mediterranean Fleet. What happened next was a costly, but ultimately inspiring, naval battle, in which Royal Navy crews were placed under intense strain. Using period photographs, stunning battlescene artworks, detailed maps and an authoritative narrative, world-leading maritime historian Angus Konstam tells the fascinating story of how Allied ships failed to repulse the Axis invasion convoys bound for Crete, before successfully evacuating troops from the island, all the while under relentless Luftwaffe attack. Offering a fresh insight into this strategically important battle, this work shows how it marked a turning point in the naval war for the Mediterranean, and also witnessed the first use of new elements in naval warfare: the mass use of aircraft to contest control of the sea, and the use of Ultra intelligence to forestall the Axis invasion of Crete. Despite a heavy butcher's bill of dozens of Royal Navy ships lost and damaged, and hundreds Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed, the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet would live to fight another day.

Author : David Arthur Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crete 1941, the Battle at Sea written by David Arthur Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Antill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782007105
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crete 1941 written by Peter Antill and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May, the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 June Crete surrendered. This book describes how desperately close the battle had been and explains how German losses so shocked the Führer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The German Campaigns in the Balkans (spring, 1941). written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Sadler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783460539
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operation Mercury written by John Sadler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike the few other books written on the catastrophic fall of Crete in May 1941, this book concentrates on the military actions between the first German paratroop landing on 20 May and the final defeat and evacuation on 30 May. As well as studying the strengths, tactics, leadership and weapons of both sides, the book contains numerous graphic personal anecdotes by participants, be they German, Allied or Cretan. While the battle was a decisive defeat for the Allies, the Germans made a disastrous start. How they recovered from this so spectacularly is well covered.This is a worthy addition to the Battleground series being both a fine study of the conflict and an invaluable guide. The Author has visited Crete on many occasions and knows the ground well.

Author : Antony Beevor
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1848546351
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crete written by Antony Beevor and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed 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. 'The best book we have got on Crete' Observer The 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.

Author : John Hall Spencer
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 178159466X
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle for Crete written by John Hall Spencer and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This WW2 military history “combin[es] a look at the background to the battle . . . and the ground level memories of the participants with great skill.” (History of War.org) After two years’ extensive research, John Hall Spencer has written a thorough account of the political and military background to the German invasion of Crete and the bitter fighting that followed the first airborne assault on an island in history. Battle for Crete tells of confused negotiations between the British and Greek governments; the misunderstandings between Winston Churchill’s War Cabinet and commanders in the field; the near capture of the King of Greece; the lack of preparation by the defenders and the suppression of a critical post-battle report by General Wavell. There are vivid eyewitness accounts of the fighting both during the invasion and the subsequent campaign and ultimate retreat and evacuation. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force’s contribution is well documented, as are the roles of the German air force, in this “close run” campaign fought with aggression by both sides.

Author : David Arthur Thomas
Publisher : New York : Stein and Day
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nazi Victory: Crete 1941 written by David Arthur Thomas and published by New York : Stein and Day. This book was released on 1973 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anon
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782893180
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Airborne Invasion Of Crete, 1941 written by Anon and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story of the first major airborne operation in history, the swift, bloody tale of the Fallschirmjäger of the German Wehrmacht as they battled and won the battles to capture the island of Crete. The drama of Crete marks an epic in warfare. The concept of the operation was highly imaginative, daringly new. Combat elements drawn from Central Europe moved with precision into funnel shaped Greece. Here they re-formed, took shape as a balanced force, were given wings. The operation had the movement, rhythm, harmony of a master’s organ composition. On 20 May and succeeding days this force soared through space; its elements broke over Crete in thundering crescendos - all stops out. For the first time .in history airborne troops, supplied and supported, by air, landed in the face of an enemy, defeated him. For the first time an air force defeated a first-rate Navy, inflicted such staggering losses that the fleet was ordered back to Alexandria three days after the battle started.

Author : S. W. C. Pack
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle for Crete written by S. W. C. Pack and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: