Abducting a general : the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete
Fermor, Patrick Leigh2015
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Total copies: 1
One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He and Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped and took control of Kreipe's car, drove through twenty-two German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island and transported to safety in Egypt on 14 May. This book is Leigh Fermor's own account of the kidnap.
Main title:
Abducting a general : the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete / Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Author:
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2015.
Collation:
xxix, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781444796605 (pbk)1444796607 (pbk)9781444796599 (ebook)
Dewey class:
940.5421 FER940.5421
LC class:
D766.7.C7
Language:
English
Subject:
Kreipe, Karl -- Kidnapping, 1944Fermor, Patrick Leigh -- Career in special operations (military science)Moss, W. Stanley William Stanley, 1921-1965 -- Career in special operations (military science)Great Britain. Special Operations ExecutiveWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, BritishWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Greece -- CreteWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great BritainWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Greece -- CreteWarfare and DefenceWarfare and Defence
BRN:
278654