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by Peter Antill (Author), Howard Gerrard (Illustrator) "General Sir Archibald Wavell was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the newly created Middle East Command on 2 August 1939 ..." (more)
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Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island’s key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May, the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 June Crete surrendered. This book describes how desperately close the battle had been and explains how German losses so shocked the Führer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation.


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Peter D. Antill has a background in international politics and defence studies, with a BA in International Relations from Staffordshire University and an MSc in Strategic Studies from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Having worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis at Cranfield from 1998 to 2002, Peter is now pursuing a career as a writer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just a must, Nov 20 2008
By Paul Bourgault "AAM Organizer, Flgs CArta Magica" (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) - See all my reviews
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It is with great expectation that I bought this book. I was not disappointed. It is not the most complete book, but the limitation of Osprey give enough room for details, maps, organizational chart to be included with much appreciation. I was aiming at this book for one reason... Gaming in mind.

I found myself more than satisfied and it pushed me further in my research of this big clash and lucky droop by the Fallschirmgäger in Kreta.
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