KIDNAP IN CRETE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE ABDUCTION OF GENERAL KREIPE

Book ID/图书代码： 02000014B68277

English Summary/英文概要： The extraordinary story of the kidnapping of a Nazi general in World War Two by Patrick Leigh Fermor and the SOE, and its consequences for the inhabitants of Crete.

This is the story of how a small SOE unit led by Patrick Leigh Fermor kidnapped a German general on the Nazi-occupied island of Crete in 1944 and how, for thirty-two days, they were chased across the mountains as they headed for the coast and a rendezvous with a Royal Navy launch waiting to spirit the general to Cairo.

Rick Stroud, whose Phantom Army of Alamein won plaudits for its meticulous research and its lightness of touch in the telling, brings these same gifts to bear on this new project. From the adrenalin rush of the kidnapping, to the help provided by the partisans in the mountains, he explains the overall context of Crete’s role in World War Two, Churchill’s determination to restore the Royal family and keep the Communists out of Greece, and reveals the devastating consequences of this mission for the Cretan people.

There have been other accounts – notably Ill Met By Moonlight by William Stanley Moss (Leigh Fermor’s second in command), which was later made into a Powell and Pressburger film, starring Dirk Bogarde – but Kidnap in Crete is the first book to draw on all the sources, notably those in Crete as well as Leigh Fermor’s SOE reports, and the letters and private papers of SOE’s operatives in London and Edinburgh.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一个离奇的故事，讲述了在第二次世界大战期间，一个纳粹将军被帕特里克•利•弗莫和特别行动队绑架以及给克里特岛的居民带来的后果的故事。

讲述了由帕特里克•利•弗莫领导的小小的特别行动队在1944年如何绑架了占领克里特岛的德国纳粹将军，以及在他们前往海岸和指定地点等待皇家海军着陆将将军带到开罗的三十二天里如何被追赶穿过大山的故事。

瑞克•斯特劳德的《阿拉曼幽灵军队》因其细致的研究和轻柔的诉说赢得了赞赏，在这本新书中同样有这些优点。从绑架时肾上腺素飙升到山里的游击队提供的帮助，他解释了克里特岛的角色在二战中的总体背景，丘吉尔决心恢复王室和阻止希腊的共产主义，揭示了这一使命给克里特人带来了毁灭性的后果。

还有其他作品——值得一提地是威廉•斯坦利•莫斯的《我会在月光下遇见》（利•弗莫的第二本）它后来被改编成鲍威尔和普雷斯伯格的电影，由德克博加德主演——但《克里特岛绑架事件》是第一本借鉴了所有资源的书，特别是那些克里特岛以及利•弗莫的特别行动队的报告，以及伦敦和爱丁堡特工的信件和私人笔记。（LNL）

Awards/获奖情况："A wonderful book: charming, fascinating . . . There are few better accounts of this epic desert struggle . . . A gem of a book and a classic of its kind." --James Holland, author of "The Battle of Britain "and "Fortress Malta "on "The Phantom Army of Alamein"

"Told with clarity, humour and precision." "--The Times "on "The Phantom Army of Alamein"

"A fascinating study of how the most unlikely characters became heroes." "--""Independent on Sunday" on "The Phantom Army of Alamein"

A wonderful book: charming, fascinating . . . There are few better accounts of this epic desert struggle . . . A gem of a book and a classic of its kind. "James Holland, author of The Battle of Britain and Fortress Malta on The Phantom Army of Alamein"

Told with clarity, humour and precision. "The Times on The Phantom Army of Alamein"

A fascinating study of how the most unlikely characters became heroes. "Independent on Sunday on The Phantom Army of Alamein"

A stirring adventure with an exotic setting and a thrilling cast. "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)""

About the Author/作者介绍： 瑞克•斯特劳德是作家和电视导演，曾执导演员皮尔斯•布鲁斯南，约翰•赫特，伊恩•霍姆，大卫•苏，西莉亚•伊姆里和乔安娜•拉姆利。在职业生涯的早期，他担任过《故园风雨后》的联合制片人。他获得过艾美奖，并被电影与电视艺术奖提名。他写了《月亮和阿拉曼的幽灵部队：如何伪装和行动，伯特伦欺骗隆美尔》，并与维克多•格雷格合著了《步兵和国王十字的孩子》。他最近正在写一部关于占领克里特岛的纳粹将军从总部被特别行动队绑架的书。他住在伦敦。

Rick Stroud is a writer and television director who has directed such actors as Pierce Brosnan, John Hurt, Ian Holme, David Suchet, Celia Imrie and Joanna Lumley. Earlier in his career he was the associate producer of Brideshead Revisited. He has won an Emmy and been nominated for a BAFTA. He is the author of The Book of the Moon and The Phantom Army of Alamein: How the Camouflage Unit and Operation Bertram Hoodwinked Rommel, and with Victor Gregg has written Rifleman and King’s Cross Kid. He is currently working on a book about the kidnapping by the SOE of General Kreipe from his headquarters on Nazi occupied Crete. He lives in London.

Format:

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：

原文第一章内容：暂无

手稿：暂无

大纲：暂无