{"product_id":"9781925321296","title":"Forgotten Anzacs: the campaign in Greece, 1941 - revised edition","description":"Author: Ewer, Peter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925321296\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Mar 2016\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the largely unknown story of another Anzac force, which fought not at Gallipoli, but in Greece, during World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperately outnumbered and fighting in deeply inhospitable conditions,  these Anzacs found themselves engaging in a long retreat through Greece,  under constant air attack. Most of the Anzac Corps was evacuated by the  end of April 1941, but many men got only as far as Crete. Fighting a  German paratroop invasion there in May, large numbers were taken captive  and spent four long years as prisoners of the Nazis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The campaign in Greece turned out to have uncanny parallels to the  original Gallipoli operation: both were inspired by Winston Churchill,  both were badly planned by British military leaders, and both ended in  defeat and evacuation. Just as Gallipoli provided military academies the  world over with lessons in how not to conduct a complex feat of arms,  Churchill's Greek adventure reinforced fundamental lessons in modern  warfare - heavy tanks could not be stopped by men armed with rifles, and  Stuka dive-bombers would not be deflected by promises of air support  from London that were never honoured.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Until now, there has been no history on the campaign in Greece and Crete  written from a truly Anzac perspective. Based on rarely accessed  archives and more than 30 interviews with Australian, Greek, and New  Zealand veterans, this superb book gives overdue recognition to the  brave, forgotten Anzacs of 1941.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This clear and well-written account of the campaign should do much to rescue the forgotten Anzacs from neglect by subsequent generations.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Jeffrey Grey, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book makes fascinating reading and does a long way in recognising these forgotten Anzacs.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Peter Masters, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Defence Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eForgotten Anzacs\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely tribute to those who took part in a neglected chapter in our military history.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Greg Thom, \u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165350015134,"sku":"UBD-9781925321296","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925321296.jpg?v=1787134958","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925321296","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}