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9%OFFPatrick Leigh Fermor - Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete - 9781444796605 - V9781444796605
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Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete

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Description for Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete Paperback. A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts and The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.

A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts and The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Although a story often told, this is the first time Patrick Leigh Fermor's own account of the kidnapping of General Kriepe, has been published.

One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He and Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
John Murray Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444796605
SKU
V9781444796605
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About Patrick Leigh Fermor
Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915-2011) was the greatest travel writer of our generation. Following his walk across Europe, he lived and travelled in the Balkans and Greek Archipelago. He joined the Irish Guards and during the occupation of Crete led the party that captured the German commander. He was awarded the DSO and OBE and was once described by the BBC ... Read more

Reviews for Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete
It takes some chutzpah to kidnap a German general - and serious presence of mind to get away with it. Paddy, the Special Operations Executive commander of a group of 11 Cretan andartes, or guerrilla fighters, together with his second-in-command Captain William Stanley Moss, had excessive stores of both . . . Abducting a General . . . is the ... Read more

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