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George Psychoundakis

Born

in Asi Gonia, Crete, Greece

November 03, 1920

Died

January 29, 2006

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Psychoundakis

Genre

Memoir

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George Psychoundakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ψυχουντάκης) was a shepherd and a Greek Resistance fighter on Crete during the Second World War. He served as dispatch runner between Petro Petrakas and Papadakis behind the German lines for the Cretan resistance and later, from 1941 to 1945, for the Special Operations Executive (SOE). During the postwar years he was at first mistakenly imprisoned as a deserter. While in prison he wrote his wartime memoirs, which achieved considerable success.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 391 ratings · 48 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cretan Runner: His Story of the German Occupation by George Psychoundakis, Patrick Leigh Fermor (Translation) 3.78 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 1955 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cretan Runner (Penguin World War II Collection) by George Psychoundakis (6-Aug-2009) Paperback 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cretan Runner, His Story of the German Occupation by George Psychoundakis, Patrick Leigh Fermor (Introduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“makrypantalonades”
― George Psychoundakis, The Cretan Runner: His story of the German Occupation

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