Crete
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| Preface | vii | |
| Chapter 1: | Crete till the Evacuation of Greece | 1 |
| Chapter 2: | British and German Preparations, 25 April–19 May | |
| I: | New Zealand Arrivals from Greece | 22 |
| II: | Dispositions of New Zealand Force | 27 |
| III: | Defensive Decisions | 30 |
| IV: | General Freyberg Takes Command | 39 |
| V: | Preparations of 2 NZ Division: 30 April–19 May | 53 |
| VI: | German Preparations | 79 |
| Chapter 3: | First Day of Battle: 20 May | |
| I: | Maleme and 22 Battalion | 88 |
| II: | The Other Battalions and 5 Brigade HQ | 121 |
| III: | Canea-Galatas Sector | 138 |
| IV: | Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce | 174 |
| Chapter 4: | The Second Day: 21 May | |
| I: | The Maleme Sector | 182 |
| II: | Galatas and Canea Fronts | 199 |
| III: | Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce | 204 |
| Chapter 5: | The Third Day: 22 May | |
| I: | The Counter-attack at Maleme | 210 |
| II: | The Canea-Galatas Front | 231 |
| III: | The Decision to Withdraw 5 Brigade | 238 |
| IV: | Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce | 241 |
| Chapter 6: | The Fourth Day: 23 May | |
| I: | The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade | 249 |
| II: | The Canea-Galatas Front | 264 |
| III: | Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce | 270 |
| Chapter 7: | The Fifth Day: 24 May | |
| I: | The Canea-Galatas Front | 278 |
| II: | Other Fronts and Creforce | 289 |
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| Chapter 8: | The Sixth Day: 25 May | |
| I: | The Attack on Galatas | 296 |
| II: | The Counter-attack for Galatas | 309 |
| III: | The Decision to Form a New Line | 316 |
| IV: | Other Fronts and Creforce | 320 |
| Chapter 9: | The Seventh Day: 26 May | |
| I: | The Line East of Galatas | 330 |
| II: | The Decision to Withdraw | 339 |
| III: | The Withdrawal of the Brigades and the Movement of Force Reserve | 349 |
| IV: | Other Fronts and Creforce | 362 |
| Chapter 10: | The Eighth Day: 27 May | |
| I: | Force Reserve and 42nd Street | 369 |
| II: | Behind 42nd Street | 383 |
| Chapter 11: | Withdrawal and Evacuation | |
| I: | The Ninth Day: 28 May | 392 |
| II: | The Tenth Day: 29 May | 416 |
| III: | The Eleventh Day: 30 May | 427 |
| IV: | The Twelfth Day: 31 May | 440 |
| V: | The Capitulation: 1 June | 453 |
| Chapter 12: | Conclusion | 456 |
| Appendices | ||
| I: | ‘Crete News’ | 465 |
| II: | Escape of the King of Greece | 468 |
| III: | German Attacks on 7 General Hospital and 6 Field Ambulance, 18 and 20 May 1941 | 475 |
| IV: | Summary of Strengths of all British and Greek Forces in Crete, 20 May 1941 | 480 |
| V: | Casualties | 486 |
| VI: | Unit Casualties in NZ Division | 489 |
| VII: | Escapes | 490 |
| VIII: | Evacuations from Crete | 520 |
| IX: | Return Visits to Crete | 522 |
| Bibliography | 525 | |
| Glossary | 529 |
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