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The Eagles Over Crete
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Martin Swan
Published: May 16 2026
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
May 1941. Europe is falling.
After the brutal collapse of mainland Greece, the island of Crete becomes the final Allied stronghold in the eastern Mediterranean. Exhausted British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek soldiers dig into defensive positions across the island, knowing the Germans are coming next.
But no one is prepared for the scale of the attack.
As dawn breaks over the airfields of Maleme and the streets of Chania, the skies darken with hundreds of German aircraft. Thousands of elite Fallschirmjäger begin falling from the heavens in the largest airborne invasion the world has ever seen.
Caught inside the storm are four ordinary people whose lives will be forever changed by the Battle of Crete:
- Captain Manolis Petrakis, a battle-weary Greek officer determined to defend his homeland at any cost.
- Eleni Markakis, a young schoolteacher secretly aiding Allied intelligence as war consumes her city.
- Nikos Vardinogiannis, a shepherd from the Tavronitis Valley forced to fight for his family and land.
- Sergeant Lukas Weiss, a German paratrooper descending into chaos beneath the burning skies of Crete.
From the deadly slopes of Hill 107 to the shattered harbor streets of Chania, The Eagles Over Crete is a sweeping historical war epic filled with:
- Massive airborne assaults
- Fierce resistance battles
- Luftwaffe bombing raids
- Civilian uprisings
- Desperate survival
- Brotherhood, sacrifice, and betrayal
Based on the real events of the Battle of Crete, this gripping novel captures one of World War II's most brutal and overlooked campaigns - where ordinary villagers fought beside Allied soldiers against Hitler's elite airborne forces in a battle that changed the future of modern warfare forever.
Perfect for fans of World War II historical fiction, military thrillers, and emotionally powerful war dramas.
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