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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561382842660 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1407 (769) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: Army, RNZAF, Navy |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
​VASILI: The Lion of Crete
by Murray Elliott
foreword by Xan Fielding
DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 1869410084
Format: small paperback
Published: Century Hutchinson 1987
Size (mm): 145 w x 215 h x 10 h
Pages: 175
SKU: A5/2406/0365/K561
ABOUT
The wartime exploits of 'Kapetan Vasili', New Zealander Dudley Churchill Perkins, have become a legend on Crete.
He first arrived on Crete following the Allied withdrawal from Greece, and was then captured by the Germans. He escaped within 2 weeks and spent a year avoiding German patrols and roaming western Crete in search of a way to leave the island, before being evacuated to Egypt by a Greek submarine. He was so impressed by the Cretans' assistance to him that he left his New Zealand unit and joined the British Special Operations Executive and returned to Crete as a special agent, taking command of a guerrilla band which he trained, organised, and led in numerous attacks against the Germans.
Includes monochrome images, maps.
CONDITION
Excellent with wear/fading/spotting on covers, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce locally
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