Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Cretan RunnerCondition: NewEAN: 9780141043340ISBN: 9780141043340Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/06/2009Language: EnglishItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 21mmItem Weight: 269gAuthor: George PsychoundakisISBN-10: 0141043342Description: The legendary story of a resistance hero'Full of death and excitement' - Sunday Times'Unique' - TLSGeorge Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner.It was not only the toughest but the most dangerous job of all. It involved immense journeys carrying vital messages, smuggling arms and explosives and guiding Allied soldiers, agents and commandos through heavily garrisoned territory. And George did not escape capture and torture on his many forays.This brilliant account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter, is a gripping story of bravery against impossible odds.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: HistoryBook Series: Penguin World War II CollectionTopic: Military History, BiographyRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Cretan Runner
Publication Name: The Cretan Runner
Title: The Cretan Runner
EAN: 9780141043340
ISBN: 9780141043340
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 08/06/2009
Release Year: 2009
Language: English
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Item Width: 21mm
Item Weight: 269g
Author: George Psychoundakis
ISBN-10: 0141043342
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: History
Series: Penguin World War II Collection
Topic: Biography
