| The Cretan Runner: His Story of the German Occupation Contributor(s): Psychoundakis, George (Author), Leigh Fermor, Patrick (Translator), Leigh Fermor, Patrick (Introduction by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1590179048 ISBN-13: 9781590179048 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - Greece (see Also Ancient - Greece) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015014126 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: George Psychoundakis was a twenty-one-year-old shepherd from the village of Asi Gonia when the battle of Crete began: "It was in May 1941 that, all of a sudden, high in the sky, we heard the drone of many aeroplanes growing steadily closer." The German parachutists soon outnumbered the British troops who were forced first to retreat, then to evacuate, before Crete fell to the Germans. So began the Cretan Resistance and the young shepherd's career as a wartime runner. In this unique account of the Resistance, Psychoundakis records the daily life of his fellow Cretans, his treacherous journeys on foot from the eastern White Mountains to the western slopes of Mount Ida to transmit messages and transport goods, and his enduring friendships with British officers (like his eventual translator Patrick Leigh Fermor) whose missions he helped to carry out with unflagging courage, energy, and good humor. Includes thirty-two black-and-white photographs and a map. |