Crete, 1 June, 1941: Overwhelming German airborne forces overrun the gallant Allied resistance defending the Greek island of Crete in the World War II Battle for Crete.
They capture 5000 hungry and abandoned Allied troops, attempting an evacuation to Egypt.
'Arty' Dawson, an Aussie Sapper in the Royal Engineers, Sixth Division, finds himself an unwilling POW.
This gripping true story traces Arty's two breathtaking escape attempts in Greece and his successful final escape to American lines, from.
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Xlibris Au Prisoners of the third reich: a sapper's story, paperback/w. e. welbourne
