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First published in 1955, this translation by Patrick Leigh Fermor, tells the account of the Resistance in Crete, from the German invasion to the liberation by one of its most active participants. Psychoundakis was an intermediary between the various groups of British on the island despite great personal danger.
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The Cretan runner, Geōrgios Psychuntakēs
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- The Cretan runner
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Geōrgios Psychuntakēs
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0140273220
- ISBN13
- 9780140273229
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Military History, Wars, World War II, 20th century, Greece
- Original title
- Ho krētikos mantatophoros
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- First published in 1955, this translation by Patrick Leigh Fermor, tells the account of the Resistance in Crete, from the German invasion to the liberation by one of its most active participants. Psychoundakis was an intermediary between the various groups of British on the island despite great personal danger.


