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| 522 | NORRIS, Roy. A Cook’s Tour: HMAS Perth’s Mediterranean War 1941. xiv, 136 p., illus. Garden Island, N.S.W.: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 2005. ISBN: 1876939230.
Presents the campaign as seen through the eyes of an accomplished sailor-author-artist, recording events in watercolours. |
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| 523 | PALMER, A. B. Pedlar Palmer of Tobruk. xv, 58, [12], 59-386p., illus., index. Canberra: Roebuck, 1981. ISBN: 0909434212.
The autobiography of one of the last of the adventurers, renowned for his exploits with the Inshore Squadron in the Mediterranean. His career and interests ranged much wider as evidenced by such memorable index entries as "Daughter, ruining of." Substantially the same text was published in 1994 by the Naval Institute Press as The Pirate of Tobruk (ISBN: 1557506671). |
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| 524 | SIRED, Ronald. Enemy Engaged: A Naval Rating with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1942-44. 205p., illus. London: Kimber, 1957.
The author's autobiography from February 1942 to April 1944. For 19 months he served in the Mediterranean on Euryalus, one of Vian’s "Fighting Fifteenth" Cruiser Squadron. He was then drafted to Laforey in which he was later sunk. Based on his wartime diary it is a full but strangely characterless account. |
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| 525 | SMITH, Peter C. Massacre at Tobruk: The Failure of Operation Agreement. 224p., illus., index. London: Kimber, 1987. ISBN: 0718306643.
A daring raid which turned into a catastrophic failure. |
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| 526 | TAFFRAIL. Western Mediterranean 1942-1945. 461p., illus., index. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948.
An excellent and full early account of operations in the area. |
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| 527 | WILMOT, Chester. Tobruk 1941: Capture - Siege - Relief. xiv, 348p., illus., index. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1945.
The tale of the famous defence, with a fair coverage of the naval contribution. |
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| 528 | WORLEDGE, G. R. Operation Agreement: Commando Raid on Tobruk, 14 September 1942 (Monograph 130). 11p., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1993.
Outlines the basic facts. |
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| 529 | BUCKLEY, Christopher. Greece and Crete 1941 (The Second World War, 1939-1945. A Popular Military History by Various Authors, in Eight Volumes). viii, 311p., illus., index. London: HMSO, 1952. The evacuations by the Royal Navy are briefly covered. Reprinted in 1993 by the Efstathiadis Group in Greece. |
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| 530 | CRISP, Robert. The Gods Were Neutral. 221p., illus. London: Muller, 1960; New York: Norton, 1961.
The author served with the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment in North Africa and Greece. The book gives a good account of their hurried departure to Greece, the fighting, and their second hurried evacuation. |
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| 531 | GREAT BRITAIN. Ministry of Information. The Campaign in Greece and Crete. 64p., illus. London: HMSO, 1942.
A brief official description and justification of the campaign. A little detail of the naval evacuations is given. |
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| 532 | HECKSTALL-SMITH, Anthony, & BAILLIE-GROHMANN, H. T. Greek Tragedy. 231p., bibliog., illus. London: Blond; New York: Norton, 1961.
A forthright account of the evacuation of Greece, which led to a libel action. Heckstall-Smith was a junior officer in command of a landing craft, while Baillie-Grohmann was the Admiral in charge of the naval side of the shore arrangements. This gives them a personal knowledge, which is used to good advantage. |
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| 533 | LONG, Gavin. Greece, Crete and Syria (Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Series 1, Army: vol. II). xiv, 587p., illus., index. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1953.
Gives details of the evacuations, as they affected the Australians. |
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| 534 | McCLYMONT, W. G. To Greece (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45). xii, 538p., bibliog., illus., index. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, 1959.
Although relating events on land concerning the 2nd New Zealand Division, the evacuation is fully covered. |
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| 535 | SHORES, Christopher & CULL, Brian with MALIZIA, Nicola. Air War for Yugoslavia Greece and Crete 1940-41. [ix], 445p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Grub Street, 1987. ISBN: 0948817070.
The usual excellent detailed study with much of naval relevance. |
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| 536 | WILLINGHAM, Matthew. Perilous Commitments: Britain's Involvement in Greece and Crete 1940-1941. x, 294p., bibliog., illus., index. Staplehurst: Spellmount, 2005. ISBN: 1862272360.
Originally written as a PhD thesis. This is a good workmanlike account, especially of the Greek campaign. It is however irritatingly poorly edited. |
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| 537 | Battle for Crete: The New Zealand Division in Action. 8p., illus. Wellington: Army Board, 1943.
A first semi-official account of the role of the 2NZEF in the battle for the island. The support from the Navy is mentioned with gratitude. |
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| 538 | BEEVOR, Antony. Crete: The Battle and the Resistance. xii, 383p., bibliog., illus., index. London: John Murray, 1991; Boulder; Westview, 1994. ISBN: 0140167870. A military history which covers the aftermath as well as the battle and reviews the use of ULTRA intelligence at some length. Reprinted by John Murray in 2005, ISBN: 9780719568312. |
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| 539 | CLARK, Alan. The Fall of Crete. 206p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Blond; New York: Morrow, 1962. The military story with a brief section on the evacuation. A further edition was published in 2000, ISBN: 030452268 |
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| 540 | DAVIN, D. M. Crete (Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939-45). xvii, 547p., bibliog., illus., index. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs, 1953.
The New Zealanders were heavily involved in the battle for Crete. Evacuation by the Royal Navy is covered in some detail. Reprinted by the Imperial War Museum in 1997. |
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| 541 | HADJIPATERAS, C. & FAFALIOS, M. Crete 1941: Eyewitnessed. 328p., bibliog., illus., index. Athens: Efstathiadis Group, 1989. ISBN: 9602261846.
An anthology of extracts from previously published works with some newly recorded reminiscences. Patchy but useful. |
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