annotated translator xan fielding (1 resultados)

Reprint. Octavo hardcover; illustrated boards with green spine label and gilt titling, gray map endpapers; 221pp., monochrome plates and photographic frontispiece. Minor wear only; near fine in slightly rubbed green slipcase with tiny tear on top edge. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. 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. It was not only the toughest but the most dangerous job of all. It involved immense journeys carrying vital messages, smuggling arms and explosives and guiding Allied soldiers, agents and commandos through heavily garrisoned territory. This brilliant account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter, is a gripping story of bravery against impossible odds.