"Abducting A General - The Kreipe Operation in Crete" is Patrick Leigh Fermor's account of the kidnapping of the German Commander in Crete on April 26, 1944. It is Fermor's own account and pays tribute to the brave locals who resisted the German occupation and helped the Allies in many ways. The Cretans fought in a resistance with the British against the Germans with no concern of the dangers to themselves.
Fermor was known as Paddy who was a wonderful travel writer. He started as an adolescent adventurer, was a scholar-linguist, a gypsy-wanderer, and a legendary hero according to a write up by Jan Morris of Literary Review.
The book includes pictures and more than 60 pages of war reports as well as a guide to the abduction route.
As I read the book, I was amazed anyone could have accomplished what they did and escaped being caught. It truly is an "edge of the seat" thriller at times. pazt
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment