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Germany's Worst Airborne Disaster: The Battle of Crete | Animated History

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Antill, Peter. Crete 1941: Germany’s lightning airborne assault. New York: Osprey Publishing, 2012.

Kavanaugh, Stephen. Hitler's Malta Option: A Comparison Of The Invasion Of Crete (Operation Merkur) And The Proposed Invasion Of Malta (Operation Hercules). Nimble Books, 2014.

Long, Gavin. Greece, Crete and Syria. Australian War Memorial, 1953.

MacDonald, C. A. The Lost Battle: Crete 1941. Papermac, 1995.

Shores, Christopher, and Brian Cull. Air War for Yugoslavia Greece and Crete 1940-41. Grub Street Publishing, 2008.

"The Battle for Crete." New Zealand History. Accessed July 7, 2020.

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