Over the course of 11 days in May of 1941, the beautiful Greek island of Crete was the scene of a fascinating battle between its Allied defenders and the German invaders. Taking place relatively early ...

The following are extracts from censored letters written from the Barham by my father, Surgeon-Commander E.R.Sorley, RN. These cover the bombardment of Tripoli and serious damage to Barham from ...

In May 1941, Germany launched the Battle of Crete, the largest airborne assault the world had ever seen. Thousands of paratroopers and glider troops descended on the island expecting a rapid victory.

Archive List > Books > Battle of Crete 1941 by Leonard Charles Eades Commissioned Warrant Officer Leonard Charles Eadse. This photograph was taken at a later date, with his mother and younger brother, ...

If you look at a map you will see the island of Crete is a long strip of land lying across the... The bomb had burst as it entered the deck 12 feet away and it had taken heavy toll of the men in ...

The New Plymouth Returned Services Association will hold its annual Crete Day Commemoration outside the city’s courthouse at 11am on Saturday. The ceremony remembers those lost in the Battle of Crete ...

The following are extracts from censored letters written from the Barham by my father, Surgeon-Commander E.R.Sorley, RN. These cover the bombardment of Tripoli and serious damage to Barham from ...