Greece, Crete And Syria
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: small sticker on the dj. minor dent on boards.
When the fate of the Mediterranean hung in the balance, the Australian Imperial Force was thrust into three of the Second World War's most gruelling and consequential campaigns — the defence of Greece, the battle for Crete, and the struggle for Syria. Greece, Crete and Syria is a masterwork of official military history, chronicling the AIF's pivotal role in these overlapping theatres with forensic precision and narrative authority. Gavin Long reconstructs the chaos and heroism of the Greek retreat, the desperate airborne assault on Crete, and the bitter inter-Allied conflict in the Vichy-held Levant, presenting each campaign as both a tactical study and a deeply human story of soldiers under extreme duress. Part of the landmark Australia in the War of 1939–1945 series published by the Australian War Memorial, this volume stands as an indispensable record of a largely under-examined chapter of Australian military heritage. Long's prose is measured yet compelling, balancing strategic analysis with ground-level testimony to produce a history that is as readable as it is authoritative. For students of the Second World War, Commonwealth military history, or the campaigns of the Middle East, this volume raises an enduring question: how much of the Allied war effort rested on the shoulders of men fighting at the very edge of the possible?
Author: Gavin Long
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Australian War Memorial
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: small sticker on the dj. minor dent on boards.
When the fate of the Mediterranean hung in the balance, the Australian Imperial Force was thrust into three of the Second World War's most gruelling and consequential campaigns — the defence of Greece, the battle for Crete, and the struggle for Syria. Greece, Crete and Syria is a masterwork of official military history, chronicling the AIF's pivotal role in these overlapping theatres with forensic precision and narrative authority. Gavin Long reconstructs the chaos and heroism of the Greek retreat, the desperate airborne assault on Crete, and the bitter inter-Allied conflict in the Vichy-held Levant, presenting each campaign as both a tactical study and a deeply human story of soldiers under extreme duress. Part of the landmark Australia in the War of 1939–1945 series published by the Australian War Memorial, this volume stands as an indispensable record of a largely under-examined chapter of Australian military heritage. Long's prose is measured yet compelling, balancing strategic analysis with ground-level testimony to produce a history that is as readable as it is authoritative. For students of the Second World War, Commonwealth military history, or the campaigns of the Middle East, this volume raises an enduring question: how much of the Allied war effort rested on the shoulders of men fighting at the very edge of the possible?