German Breakthrough in Greece: The 1941 Battle of Pineios Gorge - Then and Now

by Jeffrey Plowman

Chronicles the 1941 Greek campaign, detailing how ANZAC forces, despite strategic delays and German blunders, managed a narrow escape from impending defeat.

On February 25, 1941 Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, made his first approach to the Australian and New Zealand governments seeking their approval for the use of their troops in his Greek venture. While the New Zealand government was adamant that their forces should...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399079050
• ISBN13: 9781399079051
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: After the Battle
• Length: 184 Pages