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Fermor, Patrick Leigh.

Abducting a General : the Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete / by Patrick Leigh Fermor. - London : John Murray, 2014. - xxix, 206 pages ; 24 cm.

One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He and Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped and took control of Kreipe's car, drove through 22 German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island.

ISBN: 1444796585 (hbk.) 9781444796582 (hbk.) 9781444796582 (hbk.) : 20.00 1444796585 (hbk.) : 20.00

Subjects--Personal Names:
Fermor, Patrick Leigh--Career in Special Operations.
Kreipe, Karl--Kidnapping.
Moss, W. Stanley 1921- --Career in Special Operations.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Special Operations Executive.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Greece--Crete.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Greece--Crete.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Warfare and Defence.
Warfare and Defence.

LC Class. No.: D766.7.C7

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54214959