Cretan Runner

George Psychoundakis

RRP: £8.99

Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP

Publication Date : 06/08/2009

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

An enthralling account of the Resistance in Crete from the German invasion to the liberation, by one of its most active participants.

Publisher's description:

George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. This book presents an account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter.

ISBN: 9780141043340