Crete

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [title page] p. i
  • [frontispiece] p. iv
  • [title page] p. v
  • Preface p. vii
  • Contents p. xi
  • List of Illustrations p. xiii
  • List of Maps p. xvi
• • CHAPTER 1 — Crete till the Evacuation of Greece
    • i p. 1
    • ii p. 2
    • iii p. 3
    • iv p. 8
    • v p. 11
    • vi p. 16
    • vii p. 19
  • CHAPTER 2 — British and German Preparations 25 April – 19 May
    • I: New Zealand Arrivals from Greece p. 22
    • II: Dispositions of New Zealand Force p. 27
    • III: Defensive Decisions p. 30
    • IV: General Freyberg Takes Command p. 39
    • V: Preparations of 2 NZ Division: 30 April–19 May p. 53
    • VI: German Preparations p. 79
  • CHAPTER 3 — First Day of Battle: 20 May
    • I: Maleme and 22 Battalion p. 88
    • II: The Other Battalions and 5 Brigade HQ p. 121
    • III: Canea-Galatas Sector p. 138
    • 4 NZ Inf Bde O. Instruction No. 9 to O.C. 19 Bn p. 169
    • IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce p. 174
  • CHAPTER 4 — The Second Day: 21 May
    • I: The Maleme Sector p. 182
    • II: Galatas and Canea Fronts p. 199
    • III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce p. 204
  • CHAPTER 5 — The Third Day: 22 May
    • I: The Counter-attack at Maleme p. 210
    • II: The Canea-Galatas Front p. 231
    • III: The Decision to Withdraw 5 Brigade p. 238
    • IV: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce p. 241
  • CHAPTER 6 — The Fourth Day: 23 May
    • I: The Withdrawal of 5 Brigade p. 249
    • II: The Canea-Galatas Front p. 264
    • III: Retimo, Heraklion, and Creforce p. 270
  • CHAPTER 7 — The Fifth Day: 24 May p. 278
    • I: The Canea-Galatas Front p. 278
    • II: Other Fronts and Creforce p. 289
  • CHAPTER 8 — The Sixth Day: 25 May
    • I: The Attack on Galatas p. 296
    • II: The Counter-attack for Galatas p. 309
    • III: The Decision to Form a New Line p. 316
    • IV: Other Fronts and Creforce p. 320
  • CHAPTER 9 — The Seventh Day: 26 May
    • I: The Line East of Galatas p. 330
    • II: The Decision to Withdraw p. 339
    • III: The Withdrawal of the Brigades and the Movement of Force Reserve p. 349
    • IV: Other Fronts and Creforce p. 362
  • CHAPTER 10 — The Eighth Day: 27 May
    • I: Force Reserve and 42nd Street p. 369
    • II: Behind 42nd Street p. 383
  • CHAPTER 11 — Withdrawal and Evacuation
    • I: The Ninth Day: 28 May p. 392
    • II: The Tenth Day: 29 May p. 416
    • III: The Eleventh Day: 30 May p. 427
    • IV: The Twelfth Day: 31 May p. 440
    • V: The Capitulation: 1 June p. 453
  • CHAPTER 12 — Conclusion p. 456
    • i p. 456
    • ii p. 458
    • iii p. 461
    • iv p. 462
    • v p. 464
• • Appendix I — ‘Crete News’ p. 465
    • [section] p. 465
    • the eyes of the world are on us p. 466
  • Appendix II — ESCAPE OF THE KING OF GREECE — (By W. E. Murphy) p. 468
  • Appendix III — GERMAN ATTACKS ON 7 GENERAL HOSPITAL AND 6 FIELD AMBULANCE, 18 AND 20 MAY 1941 — (By W. E. MURPHY) p. 475
  • Appendix IV — SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS OF ALL BRITISH AND GREEK FORCES IN CRETE, 20 MAY 1941* p. 480
  • Appendix V — CASUALTIES p. 486
    • British Forces p. 486
    • German casualties
  • Appendix VI — Unit Casualties in NZ Division p. 489
  • Appendix VII — Escapes — by M. B. McGlynn
    • [section] p. 490
    • By Barge
    • By Dinghy p. 491
    • By Caique p. 492
    • Moir and Perkins p. 494
    • By Submarine p. 498
    • By Naval Craft p. 499
    • Via Turkey p. 501
    • Failed p. 503
    • Second Attempts p. 508
    • Those who Died p. 515
    • New Zealand Searcher Party's Inquiries p. 518
  • Appendix VIII — EVACUATIONS FROM CRETE p. 520
  • Appendix IX — RETURN VISITS TO CRETE — (By M. B. McGlynn) p. 522
  • Bibliography p. 525
    • UNPUBLISHED SOURCES p. 525
    • PUBLISHED SOURCES p. 527
  • Glossary p. 529
  • [backmatter] p. 532
  • Index p. 533

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