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battle for crete
after two years extensive research the author 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 . the book tells of confused negotiations between the british and greek governments ; the misunderstandings between winston churchills 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 . p there are vivid individual accounts of the fighting both during the invasion and the subsequent campaign and ultimate retreat and evacuation . the royal navy and r.a.f.s contribution is well documented as are the roles of the german air force . p crete was a close run campaign fought with aggression by both sides .