{"product_id":"vasili-the-lion-of-crete-by-murray-elliott-1987","title":"VASILI: The Lion of Crete by Murray Elliott 1987","description":"\u003cp\u003e​VASILI: The Lion of Crete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Murray Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\nforeword by Xan Fielding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 1869410084\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Century Hutchinson 1987\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 215 h x 10 h \u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 175\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2406\/0365\/K561\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nThe wartime exploits of 'Kapetan Vasili', New Zealander Dudley Churchill Perkins, have become a legend on Crete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images, maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear\/fading\/spotting on covers, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce locally\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450951123236,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/109767.jpg?v=1785384364","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/vasili-the-lion-of-crete-by-murray-elliott-1987","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}