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"One of the most daring feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's daring life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on April 26, 1944. Abducting a General, now published for the first time in the United States, is Leigh Fermor's own account of the kidnapping. Written in his inimitable prose, and introduced by the acclaimed Special Operations Executive historian Roderick Bailey, it is a glorious firsthand account of one of the great adventures of the Second World War. Also included in this book are Leigh Fermor's intelligence reports sent from caves deep within Crete,…
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6 editions · 2 languages- Hardcover · English · 2014John Murray · 240 pages · 9781444796582
- Other · English · 2015Hodder & Stoughton · 240 pages · 9781444796605
- Other · English · 2014Hodder & Stoughton · 256 pages · 9781444799880
- Other · English · 2014Hodder & Stoughton · 256 pages · 9781444796599
- Other · English · 2014New York Review Books · 206 pages · 9781590179383
- Paperback · Spanish · 2015Secuestrar a un generalEditorial Berenice · 336 pages · 9788415441915
Kidnapping, 1944Secret serviceUnderground movementsWorld War, 1939-1945SoldiersTravelGreat BritainBiography