{"product_id":"crete-tim-saunders-9781844155576","title":"Crete: The Airborne Invasion 1941","description":"The invasion was launched to round off Hitler's Balkan Campaign against Crete in May 1941. The Island was important to Britain's control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Churchill was determined that the Island would be held. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe British garrison was largely made up of New Zealand and Australian troops who had been evacuated from Greece, with little more that what they stood up in. On the other hand the German Commander, Kurt Student, had overwhelming air superiority, which negated the Allied naval superiority. But the Germans had almost fatally underestimated the number of Allied troops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile British, New Zealand and Australian soldiers, however, showed what they were capable of, the battle for Crete was eventually won through sheer nerve, the confidence of the German soldier in his superiority and the power of the Luftwaffe. That said, the cost in killed and wounded was such that Hitler would never again contemplate another large airborne operation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844155579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844155576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.41w x 0.75d","brand":"Tim Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078685356287,"sku":"9781844155576","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e79a2ac-7042-4952-8f3c-19f8cc2e0956.jpg?v=1685476922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crete-tim-saunders-9781844155576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}