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Last Lift From Crete — Alexander Fullerton
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Published:
1980 -
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Main Genre:
Action Adventure -
Time Period:
1940's-1950's WWII (1939-1945) 20th Century -
Pages:
272 -
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From a British author known for “superb” action sequences, a navel thriller set during a WWII German aerial attack on British forces (The Observer).
Crete, May 1941. Against all odds, Commander Nick Everard and his son, Jack, must survive a relentless Luftwaffe assault.
The situation is dire for British forces in the Mediterranean. Their ships, with no air cover, have to run the gauntlet of 2,000 German bombers; and can only lick their wounds under cover of darkness.
Nick Everard commands the destroyer Tuareg as it ventures well inside Stuka territory. There they are ordered to evacuate a body of troops, plus an Australian field hospital and thirty nurses, from right under the Germans' noses.
The soon-decimated flotilla has to make it round the Aegean, then out of Crete " but only a miracle can save them!
Last Lift from Crete combines gripping personal drama with incredible naval action, and is a must-read for fans of Alistair MacLean and C. S. Forester.
Praise for the writing of Alexander Fullerton:
“Impeccable in detail and gripping in impact.” -- Irish Independent
“The research is unimpeachable and the scent of battle quite overwhelming.” -- Sunday Times
“Has the ring of truth and the integrity proper to a work of art.” -- The Daily Telegraph
Crete, May 1941. Against all odds, Commander Nick Everard and his son, Jack, must survive a relentless Luftwaffe assault.
The situation is dire for British forces in the Mediterranean. Their ships, with no air cover, have to run the gauntlet of 2,000 German bombers; and can only lick their wounds under cover of darkness.
Nick Everard commands the destroyer Tuareg as it ventures well inside Stuka territory. There they are ordered to evacuate a body of troops, plus an Australian field hospital and thirty nurses, from right under the Germans' noses.
The soon-decimated flotilla has to make it round the Aegean, then out of Crete " but only a miracle can save them!
Last Lift from Crete combines gripping personal drama with incredible naval action, and is a must-read for fans of Alistair MacLean and C. S. Forester.
Praise for the writing of Alexander Fullerton:
“Impeccable in detail and gripping in impact.” -- Irish Independent
“The research is unimpeachable and the scent of battle quite overwhelming.” -- Sunday Times
“Has the ring of truth and the integrity proper to a work of art.” -- The Daily Telegraph
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