Battle on 42nd Street : war in Crete and the Anzacs' bloody last stand / Peter Monteath.
Battle on 42nd Street : war in Crete and the Anzacs' bloody last stand / Peter Monteath.
Battle on 42nd Street : war in Crete and the Anzacs' bloody last stand / Peter Monteath.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
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G 2019/5623 , H 2019/4357
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue -- 1 The bayonet: A short, sharp history -- 2 Ordinary men -- 3 Anzacs in Greece -- 4 Operation Merkur -- 5 Assembling Creforce -- 6 The fight for Maleme -- 7 Counter-attack at Maleme -- 8 The struggle for Galatas -- 9 Battle on 42nd Street -- 10 Charge! -- 11 In cold blood -- Epilogue -- A...
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"At what point does the will to survive on the battlefield give way to bloodlust? The battle for Crete was at once the most modern and the most ancient of wars. For a week Australian and New Zealand forces were relentlessly hammered from the skies by the Luftwaffe and pursued across Crete by some of the most accomplished and best equipped forces Hi...
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Full title
Battle on 42nd Street : war in Crete and the Anzacs' bloody last stand / Peter Monteath.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/5623 , H 2019/4357
Record Identifier
74VKa2vqGoJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa2vqGoJX
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ISBN
1742236030
9781742244686
1742244688
9781742249186
1742249183
9781742236032
DDC
940.541249
MMS ID
991024274816102626
