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Athens: Lycabettus Press, 2010 Book. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. 1st Greek Ed... 'The remote, uninhabited island of Falconera almost half way between Athens and Crete is the focus of daring exploits in the last months of World War II. If the German munitions fleet succeeds in reinforcing the German army on Crete the Occupation will continue, prolonging the war. The British navy can stop this fleet only if they can locate it, information that only can be provided by a small schooner from the Greek Schooner Raiding Flotilla. The story is fiction but the setting real. The author, Alexis Ladas, was a 24 year old captain on a Greek Raiding Schooner in 1944. The little known Greek Schooner Raiding Flotilla in World War II; its bases in Alexandria, Egypt and Deremen, Turkey; its only slightly disguised commander; and the feelings of the books hero in war were very real indeed. The author wrote what he lived. On one level, this book is a gripping romance and a suspense-filled tale of action. It is…
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Athens: Lycabettus Press, 2010 'The remote, uninhabited island of Falconera almost half way between Athens and Crete is the focus of daring exploits in the last months of World War II. If the German munitions fleet succeeds in reinforcing the German army on Crete the Occupation will continue, prolonging the war. The British navy can stop this fleet only if they can locate it, information that only can be provided by a small schooner from the Greek Schooner Raiding Flotilla. The story is fiction but the setting real. The author, Alexis Ladas, was a 24 year old captain on a Greek Raiding Schooner in 1944. The little known Greek Schooner Raiding Flotilla in World War II; its bases in Alexandria, Egypt and Deremen, Turkey; its only slightly disguised commander; and the feelings of the books hero in war were very real indeed. The author wrote what he lived. On one level, this book is a gripping romance and a suspense-filled tale of action. It is also a fount of information about the Aegean, sailing in the Aegean, and Greek sailing lore." 318 pages, 4 maps . 1st Greek Ed.. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece.
- Bookseller KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
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- Book Condition New New Book from Greece
- Edition 1st Greek Ed.
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- ISBN 10 9607269500
- ISBN 13 9789607269508
- Publisher Lycabettus Press
- Place of Publication Athens
- Date Published 2010
- Keywords Greece Fiction World War II
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