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Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission.  \nNational Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication listing  \nPalazzo, Albert, 1957- .  \nBattle of Crete.  \n2nd ed.  \nBibliography.  \nIncludes index.  \nISBN 9780980320411.  \n1. World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – Greece – Crete. 2. Crete (Greece)– History, Military. I. Australia. Dept. of Defence. Army History Unit. II. Title. (Series: Australian army campaigns series; 1) .  \n940.5421959  \nTitle Page Image: Australian War Memorial: P02434.005 .  \nFront Cover: Australian War Memorial P01495 .002.  \nBack Cover Images: Australian War Memorial: ART27776; 106940 and P02053.007; Graphic Art by  \nMark Wahlert.  \nTypesetting: Margaret McNally, Canberra.  \nPrinted by: Big Sky Publishing Pty Ltd, Sydney.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPreface to the Second Edition  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe Eastern Mediterranean in 1941  \nThe Situation on Crete  \nAir Attack on Maleme  \nThe Descent at Prison Valley  \nThe Landings at Heraklion  \nThe Australians Defend Retimo  \nThe New Zealanders Counter-attack  \nThe Defence of the Galatas Line  \nEnd Game at Heraklion and Retimo  \nThe Retreat to Sfakia  \nThe Sea and Air War for Crete  \nAftermath  \nFurther Reading  \nBritish-German Rank Equivalents  \nBibliography  \nIndex  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION  \nBattle of Crete first appeared in 2005 in an ebook format. The following year the Army History Unit asked me to prepare a print version of the book. The conversion to a traditional format was complex and led to the book’s rewriting. During this process, I took the opportunity to add some material for which there had been no room in the ebook, and delete other sections that lacked relevance for a print book.  \nAs I began this project the consensus of people to whom I spoke was that Crete’s outcome had been a foregone conclusion, another inevitable German victory. My research, however, demonstrated that Crete was by no means a one-sided affair, and that the Germans won the island only by the narrowest of margins. Battle of Crete clearly shows that the difference between victory and defeat lay in a few decisions taken by a small number of commanders.  \nWhile accessible to the general reader, Battle of Crete’s primary audience is the Australian Army’s junior leaders. I hope they enjoy this book. Command is their realm, decision-making their responsibility. Though now receding into the distant past, the story of Crete has lessons for both the present and future. Commanders at all levels will continue to have to face and make decisions. I hope that this book, in its small way, will provide some guidance for those who face that challenge.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nAuthors incur a great many debts in the writing of their books. I would like to express my gratitude to Roger Lee, Head of the Army History Unit, and his staff for the opportunity to undertake this project. In particular, I wish to acknowledge Glenn Wahlert for his efforts as the project’s manager. The sector maps were the careful work of Keith Mitchell. The project’s graphic designer was Mark Wahlert: the 2D, 3D drawings, the table and lesson layout, and the wire diagrams were the product of his talents. Jeff Isaacs provided the original a","cbCaih4t4rx4fsv2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih4t4rx4fsv2","pdf",12177493,265,"English","# Preface to the Second Edition\n## Acknowledgements\n## The Eastern Mediterranean in 1941\n## The Situation on Crete\n## Air Attack on Maleme\n## The Descent at Prison Valley\n## The Landings at Heraklion\n## The Australians Defend Retimo\n## The New Zealanders Counter-attack\n## The Defence of the Galatas Line\n## End Game at Heraklion and Retimo\n## The Retreat to Sfakia\n## The Sea and Air War for Crete\n## Aftermath\n## Further Reading\n# British-German Rank Equivalents\n# Bibliography\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What does the book argue about the outcome of the Battle of Crete?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that Crete was not a foregone conclusion and that Germany’s victory came only by the narrowest margin, with the difference between victory and defeat tied to decisions by a small number of commanders.\"},{\"question\":\"Which phases of the campaign are covered in the main sections?\",\"answer\":\"The contents follow the Eastern Mediterranean context, the situation on Crete, major air attacks and landings (including Maleme, Prison Valley, and Heraklion), and subsequent defensive actions and operational turning points.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the second edition different from the earlier ebook version?\",\"answer\":\"The conversion to print required rewriting, and the author used the process to add material that previously had no room in the ebook and to delete sections lacking relevance for a print book.\"}]","Battle of Crete - 2nd Edition - historical campaign analysis | PDF",668]