At what point does the will to survive on the battlefield give way
to bloodlust? What turns men into killers? The Battle of Crete was
one of the most spectacular military campaigns of the twentieth
century. For the first time in history, German forces carried out
an invasion entirely from the air while poorly equipped Anzac and
British forces, and local Cretans, defended the island. During the
campaign, one battle stands out for its viciousness. When the
Germans approached the Allies' defensive line, known as 42nd
Street, on 27 May 1941, men from the Australian 2/7 and 2/8
Battalions, New Zealanders from several battalions and British
soldiers counter-attacked with fixed bayonets. By the end, bodies
were strewn across the battlefield. Later, a German doctor reported
that many of the bodies of the German soldiers had been mutilated.
Acclaimed historian Peter Monteath draws on records and
recollections of Australian, New Zealand, German and British forces
and local Cretans to reveal the truth behind one of the most
gruesome battles of World War II.
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