Thanks to a stellar list of PledgeMe supporters, Bernard Cadogan’s 2475-line epic poem ‘Crete 1941’ will be published by Tuwhiri on 29 October 2021. ‘A foreword by Rt Hon Trevor Mallard MP and a ...
Over the course of 11 days in May of 1941, the beautiful Greek island of Crete was the scene of a fascinating battle between its Allied defenders and the German invaders. Taking place relatively early ...
The following are extracts from censored letters written from the Barham by my father, Surgeon-Commander E.R.Sorley, RN. These cover the bombardment of Tripoli and serious damage to Barham from ...
If you look at a map you will see the island of Crete is a long strip of land lying across the... The bomb had burst as it entered the deck 12 feet away and it had taken heavy toll of the men in ...
Crowdfunding now on PledgeMe.co.nz, ’Crete 1941’ by poet Bernard Cadogan is Aotearoa New Zealand’s epic of nationhood and of Māori citizenship attained by the valour and sacrifices of the 28th (Māori) ...
Archive List > Books > Battle of Crete 1941 by Leonard Charles Eades Commissioned Warrant Officer Leonard Charles Eadse. This photograph was taken at a later date, with his mother and younger brother, ...
The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika. In May 1942 around 3700 soldiers of the 1st Free ...
Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island ...
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