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Abducting a general : the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete / Patrick Leigh Fermor

by Patrick Leigh Fermor

This first-hand account details the 1944 kidnapping of German General Kreipe in occupied Crete. The volume features contemporary intelligence reports from the Special Operations Executive and a guide to the physical route taken during the operation.

Accession 24202 ISBN 9781444799880 Publisher John Murray
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