Add this copy of The Battle for Crete (Sea Battles in Close-Up, 5) to cart. $23.16, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Naval Institute Press.
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Like New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. No. 5. (greece, crete, campaigns, world war, 1939-1945) A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
Add this copy of The Battle for Crete (Sea Battles in Close-Up, 5) to cart. $26.97, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Naval Institute Press.
Add this copy of Battle for Crete to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Avalon Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stockton, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Naval Institute Press.
Add this copy of The Battle for Crete to cart. $38.50, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Naval Institute Press.
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Good, fair. 18 cm, 144, illus., index, front DJ flap price clipped. Emphasises the naval contribution to the battle, but also gives a brief account of the continuing events in Crete itself both for the assault and the defense.
Add this copy of The Battle for Crete (Sea Battles in Close-Up) to cart. $46.64, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Naval Institute Press.
It is a real shame that so little has been published to ignite a continued interest in the heroic stand of the Royal and Royal Australian Navies during the Battle for Crete. In my search for such I came across this work, first in its abbreviated form in "Sea Battles in Close-Up, Volume 2, edited by Eric Grove by Naval Institute Press. The original provides the full text, with many details edited out for sake of brevity. Two of the three maps and only a few of the 49 images are among the 15 in the abbreviated version. Eleven appendices add many other details, one of which is repeated as warship data boxes in the abbreviated version.
The author packs a lot into the small 144 pages, making this a great reference. Yet there were so many ships and commands that attempting to keep track of which were where at any time was not made much clearer. In my research, this has proven to be a moving target, as no two works seem to agree for many of the vessels involved.
This is certainly a "must have" reference for any interested in understanding the magnitude of devotion to duty and sacrifice in life and material during this phase of the war in the Mediterranean.
