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osprey publishing cam147 crete 1941
operation mercury the german airborne assault on the island of crete in may 1941 was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history theassault began on 20 may with landings near the islands key airports and reinforcements the next day allowed the german forces to capture one end of the runway at male me 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 fuhrer that he never again authorized a major airborne operation author peter antill illustrator howard gerrard paper back 96 pages item weight 0 7 lbs contents introduction chronology opposing commanders opposing forces opposing plans the assault on crete aftermath the battlefield today bibliography index sku acdd7618