340pp, 16pp Half Tone Photo Ills., 14 In Text Maps,; Half Tone Photo Pictorial Upper Wrapper, In the Second World War 1939-1945 - A Short Military History" Series, Originally Published In Hardback By Hmso In 1952 The Contents Still Lists Maps At The Endpapers Which Are Not Present In This Paperback Edition, An Account Of The Campaign In Greece And The Battle For Crete In Ww2, In The Campaign In Greece And The Battle For Crete The Tale Is Of" Military Failure, Mainly Due To The German Command Of The Air Over Both Land And Sea. But The Skill And Endurance Of British Forces Staved Off Utter Disaster In Greece And Made The Germans Pay A Heavy And Unwelcome Price For Their Conquest Of Crete. The Two Campaigns Are Reviewed Not Only In The Light Of The Crisis Prevailing In The Middle East In The Spring Of 1941 But Also In Relation To The Whole Trend Of The War During Those Momentous Months. The Effort, Sacrifice And Disappointment In Greece And Crete Were Both Allied Military Failures But Not Eventually In Vain,
