Escape from Crete : war diary 1941 = Αποδραση απο την Κρητη : ημερεσ πολεμου 1941 / James De Mole Ca...
Escape from Crete : war diary 1941 = Αποδραση απο την Κρητη : ημερεσ πολεμου 1941 / James De Mole Ca...
Escape from Crete : war diary 1941 = Apodrash apo thn Krhth : hmeres polemoy / James De Mole Carstairs ; edited by/epiméleia Michael Sweet & Ian Frazer ; notes/ypomnhmatismόz Michael Sweet, Ian Frazer, Costis Mamalakis ; translation: Rosemary Tzanaki.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Heraklion Society of Cretan Historical Studies, 2016. | Ηρακλειο Εταιρια Κρητικων Ιστορικων Μελετων, 2016.
Call Numbers
H 2016/3611
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
- Multiple languages
- Greek, Modern (1453- )
- English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
421 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 17 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The battle we had thrust upon us -- Life on the run in Crete behind enemy lines : escape to the hills -- Preparing to hide until we find a way of escape : Cretan hospitality -- Our freinds reluctant to let us go -- In search of an escape route -- Adopted by another village : Patsos 23/9/1941 -- The...
Publication information
Publisher
Heraklion Society of Cretan Historical Studies, 2016. | Ηρακλειο Εταιρια Κρητικων Ιστορικων Μελετων, 2016.
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
This is the personal journal of an Australian officer, Lieutenant James De Mole Carstairs, who fought in the battle for Crete in May 1941 and then, with other members of his platoon, spent six months on the run before being taken off the island in a secret evacuation operation conducted by the Royal Navy.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Escape from Crete : war diary 1941 = Apodrash apo thn Krhth : hmeres polemoy / James De Mole Carstairs ; edited by/epiméleia Michael Sweet & Ian Frazer ; notes/ypomnhmatismόz Michael Sweet, Ian Frazer, Costis Mamalakis ; translation: Rosemary Tzanaki.
Vernacular Title
Escape from Crete : war diary 1941 = Αποδραση απο την Κρητη : ημερεσ πολεμου 1941 / James De Mole Carstairs ; edited by/επιμέλεια Michael Sweet & Ian Frazer ; notes/υπομνηματισμόζ Michael Sweet, Ian Frazer, Costis Mamalakis ; μετάφραση: Ρόζμαρι Τζανάκη.
Parallel title
Apodrash apo thn Krhth : hmeres polemoy
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Frazer, Ian, editor, writer of added commentary.
Mamalakis, Costis, writer of added commentary.
Tzanaki, Rosemary, 1973-, translator. | Τζανάκη, Ρόζμαρι, 1973-, translator
Etairia Krētikōn Historikōn Meletōn (Ērakleion, Greece)
Μαμαλακης, Κωστησ,, writer of added commentary
Τζανάκη, Ρόζμαρι, 1973-, translator
Notes
General note
Testimonies ; 7
Includes bibliographical references.
Language note
Text in English, followed by a translation in Greek.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2016/3611
Record Identifier
74VKVKprr50X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVKprr50X
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9609480330
9789609480338
DDC
940.5394092
MMS ID
991024041519302626
