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The Cretan runner

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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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1998
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Title
The Cretan runner
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
1998
Format
Paperback
Pages
352
ISBN10
0140273220
ISBN13
9780140273229
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Original title
Ho krētikos mantatophoros
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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.