The Ariadne Objective
Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis
$40.14
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2015
Summary
The incredible true story of the WWII spies, including Patrick Leigh Fermor and John Pendlebury, who fought to save Crete and block Hitler’s march to the East.
In the bleakest years of the Second World War, when it appeared that nothing could slow the advance of the German army, Hitler set his sights on the Mediterranean island of Crete, the ideal staging ground for domination of the Middle East. But German command had not counted on the strength of the Cretan resistance or the eccent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552170185 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552170186 |
| Author: | Wes Davis |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 31mm |
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An exciting, fast-moving and crisply written adventure story… Highly recommended
An exciting, fast-moving and crisply written adventure story… Highly recommended * The Literary Review *
Wes Davis’s fast-paced tale of wartime sabotage reads more like an Ian Fleming thriller than a mere retelling of events * Wall Street Journal *
What really sets the book apart from the host of look-alikes is Davis’s dedication to fleshing out the eccentricity of the main players… It is surely a good thing that we no longer associate war with adventure; if it were always as appealing as Davis has made it here, we would grow to love it too much * Daily Beast *
About The Author
Wes Davis
WES DAVIS served for two years as assistant to the director of excavations at Kavousi in Eastern Crete, not far from the plateau where Patrick Leigh Fermor parachuted onto the island during WWII. He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Princeton University and is a former assistant professor of English at Yale University. Editor of the Harvard University Press Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry, he has written for publications that include the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and The Nation.
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