{"product_id":"crete-the-battle-the-resistance","title":"Crete: The Battle \u0026 the Resistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed historian and best-selling author Antony Beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete - reissued with a new introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The best book we have got on Crete' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 - a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war, but a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle round. Nor did the conflict end there. Ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance, aided by a dramatic cast of British officers from Special Operations Executive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Crete : the Battle \u0026 the Resistance","offer_id":45944076402885,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-7195-6831-2.jpg?v=1773022814","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/crete-the-battle-the-resistance","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}