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An epic of naval endurance - the Royal Navy's evacuation of British invasion forces from Crete to Egypt, under constant enemy attack, only partly achieved, and with great losses.
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A blow-by-blow account of the Royal Navy's part in the battle for Crete in 1941, especially its role in the evacuations of the commonwealth expeditionary force from Crete in the face of the German Blitzkrieg.
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BY THE SPRING of 1941 British fortunes in World War II were reaching their nadir. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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battle at sea book,
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This review is from: Crete 1941: The Battle at Sea (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) (Paperback)
I remember reading a book on the subject of this book a long time ago so decided to buy this book and read the details again. Good book.
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By S. M. Klauber "a history lover" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crete 1941: The Battle at Sea (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) (Paperback)
This is an enoyable, well-written and very even-handed treatment of a fascinating, discrete subject. One marvels at the heroism, tradition and bravery of the RN, and the author gives due credit to the aggressive tactics of the Luftwaffe. As for the Italian Navy,well, the author is fair, and says good things about the few things he can. I actually had no idea the Italian navy could have so easily swept the British from the Eastern Mediterranean, if they had the will, and the tradition. It always amazes me when I read books like this, meaning well-written ones, how brave people at war can be. Also a very fair view taken of Cunningham, not just hagiography. Finally, after getting their behinds kicked by the Luftwaffe due to no air cover for its ships, how could the Brits possibly have sent out the Repulse and Prince of Wales (w/o air cover) in December of the same year?
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By Kay's Husband - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crete 1941: The Battle at Sea (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) (Paperback)
This is only one of the numerous CASSELL paperback reprints in my collection, and I really believe that for the money, versus the history given, these are some of the best books available. This one concerns the battle for Crete, 1941, but as the cover clearly states, this has to do with the battle at sea. The land battle for Crete went to the Germans, and likewise the battle at sea. The RAF provided little to no protection, resulting in 'target practice' for the Luftwaffe. The Royal Navy wasn't too 'royal' losing 3 cruisers, 8 destroyers, 2 battleships and 1 aircraft carrier. While other cruisers and battleships suffered various degrees of damage. Oh yeah, close to 2,000 officers and men of the Royal Navy were killed in action. All of this ties in with the several months of action for the Royal Navy in conjunction with the Yugoslavian, Grecian, and Crete campaigns. All of which would have been better for the British and the Royal Navy had they stayed home and skipped the debacle. This book was originally published in 1972, and CASSELL is to be commended for reissuing it. Makes a good companion the other studies on the land battles for Crete. Very informative read. Semper Fi. |
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