In May 1941, Nazi Germany launched its first major airborne invasion, targeting the strategic island of Crete. As thousands ...

Greek American author Christopher Cosmos has released his latest book chronicling a love story that emerges during 1941 in ...

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 ...

The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin ...

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 ...

Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island ...

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Michael Maw of the ‘Action Desk — Sheffield’ Team on behalf of Mrs Sheila Russell and has been added to the site with the authors permission. The ...