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This book certainly puts flesh on the bone with regard to the Battle of Heraklion and can certainly be described as the most authoritative account to date which will be hard to surpass. --Military Modelling The success of any account of a specific campaign must surely depend on the depth and accuracy of the author's research, and this book must surely count as one of the best-researched of all, by someone with the military background, knowledge and contacts to make it an essential contribution to the literature of this aspect of the war in Europe. Superb. --Books Monthly ... Helion have truly excelled themselves with this one...One of the most moving books I have read ... Very highly recommended. --Miniature Wargames (04/01/2017) It is an ideal book for anyone who is seeking to gain a much deeper understanding of the battle and its part in the campaign. --Army Rumour Service (04/01/2017) This fresh account of one of the Second World War's most memorable battles is given added authority by the writer's military background, together with his deep knowledge of the battlefield and his access to Greek accounts and sources. --Recollections of WW2

... Helion have truly excelled themselves with this one...One of the most moving books I have read ... Very highly recommended. -- Miniature Wargames (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM) It is an ideal book for anyone who is seeking to gain a much deeper understanding of the battle and its part in the campaign. -- Army Rumour Service (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM) The success of any account of a specific campaign must surely depend on the depth and accuracy of the author's research, and this book must surely count as one of the best-researched of all, by someone with the military background, knowledge and contacts to make it an essential contribution to the literature of this aspect of the war in Europe. Superb. -- Books Monthly This book certainly puts flesh on the bone with regard to the Battle of Heraklion and can certainly be described as the most authoritative account to date which will be hard to surpass. -- Military Modelling This fresh account of one of the Second World War's most memorable battles is given added authority by the writer's military background, together with his deep knowledge of the battlefield and his access to Greek accounts and sources. -- Recollections of WW2 (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)

... kudos for a exceptional collection of first-person accounts while following the ebb and flow of the battle for Heraklion. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society Not only did the author achieve his goals of writing a military reference book which would include views from all combatants involved, but was able to produce a book that quite possibility could be used as a travel guide for anyone interested in visiting military sites.-- AMPS This fresh account of one of the Second World War's most memorable battles is given added authority by the writer's military background, together with his deep knowledge of the battlefield and his access to Greek accounts and sources. -- Recollections of WW2 ... Helion have truly excelled themselves with this one...One of the most moving books I have read ... Very highly recommended. -- Miniature Wargames (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM) It is an ideal book for anyone who is seeking to gain a much deeper understanding of the battle and its part in the campaign. -- Army Rumour Service (4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM) The success of any account of a specific campaign must surely depend on the depth and accuracy of the author's research, and this book must surely count as one of the best-researched of all, by someone with the military background, knowledge and contacts to make it an essential contribution to the literature of this aspect of the war in Europe. Superb. -- Books Monthly This book certainly puts flesh on the bone with regard to the Battle of Heraklion and can certainly be described as the most authoritative account to date which will be hard to surpass. -- Military Modelling

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Yannis Prekatsounakis was born in 1974 in Heraklion, Crete and joined the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1994. He graduated in 1998 as a 2nd Lieutenant and served on various warships - mainly frigates and fast patrol boats - as well as in several commands of the fleet and the Hellenic National Defence General Staff; he is a graduate of the staff courses appropriate to his rank. In 2015, he was appointed to HS Degiannis as Commanding Officer. He has a Master’s Degree in Military Electronic Systems Engineering from the Defence College of Management and Technology in the UK. His keen interest in history - and particularly the Battle of Crete - was the main motive for his detailed research over many years (focusing on his birthplace, Heraklion).

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