{"product_id":"2026200017332-secondhand-operation-mercury-the-battle-for-crete-1941","title":"Operation Mercury: The Battle For Crete, 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1941, the skies above the island of Crete filled with thousands of German paratroopers in one of the most audacious airborne assaults in the history of warfare — Operation Mercury chronicles this pivotal ten-day battle that pitted elite Fallschirmjäger forces against a tenacious Allied defence of British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek troops. Tony Simpson reconstructs the chaos, courage, and catastrophe of the May 1941 invasion, drawing on first-hand accounts and meticulous research to present a vivid, ground-level portrait of men fighting desperately against overwhelming odds on a sun-baked Mediterranean island.\n\nSimpson's work stands as a significant contribution to the literature of World War II, illuminating not only the tactical brilliance and brutal cost of Germany's pyrrhic victory, but also the extraordinary resilience of the Allied defenders whose resistance inflicted such devastating losses on the Fallschirmjäger that Hitler never again sanctioned a large-scale airborne operation. Written with the pace and urgency of a thriller and the rigour of serious military history, Operation Mercury leaves the reader contemplating a haunting question: how close did the defenders come to turning the tide entirely?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210265043163,"sku":"2026200017332-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/02de3054-36ed-4574-a6c8-2ee861e586fd.png?v=1788268337","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200017332-secondhand-operation-mercury-the-battle-for-crete-1941","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}