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The Rabbit Hunter II: The Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete forged a link between the islanders of Crete and the people of Australia and New Zealand which has never been forgotten.
THE COVER juxtaposes photographs of German paratroops jumping over Crete, onto the waiting bayonets of the defending troops. The 18-inch British sword-bayonet was a fearsome instrument attached to the Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle which struck terror into the souls of those who faced it and loathing into hearts of those who wielded it. One New Zealand veteran was moved to remark that "there was a lot of bayonet work on Crete."
This book, the second in THE RABBIT HUNTER series, accurately portrays the battle from the perspective of those who fought it.
New Zealander Second Lieutenant Neil Rankin and his platoon find themselves on the back foot, with limited supplies and dented morale, facing a coup de grâce from the relentless Axis forces...
After the fall of Greece in April 1941, the Allies regroup on the island of Crete to make their next stand against the German forces. Bruised and short of weapons and equipment, the story follows New Zealand troops evacuating the mainland and arriving on Crete, the navel of the Mediterranean. Control of Crete was paramount for dominance of sea and air operations, and the defeat in Greece weighed heavily on the exhausted and under-supplied troops…
Following from The Rabbit The Battle of Greece, this eagerly awaited sequel thrusts the reader back into the chaos of battle alongside Second Lieutenant Neil Rankin and his platoon as they are pitched headlong into the real events of 1941. Under the command of a New Zealand general, the grueling historical battle might even be seen as a setback in Hitler’s violent campaign.
A pivotal moment in the Second World War, Crete represented a last-ditch effort to retain a foothold in Greece, demanding everything of the Allied soldiers in resisting the aggressive advance of the German forces and the indomitable Luftwaffe.
A vivid tale of gallantry and sacrifice, The Battle of Crete sucks the reader into the explosive bedlam of World War Two. Based on the true events of the New Zealand 1941 campaign in Greece, The Rabbit Hunter sequel once again delivers on impact, setting the bar for realism in war fiction.
THE COVER juxtaposes photographs of German paratroops jumping over Crete, onto the waiting bayonets of the defending troops. The 18-inch British sword-bayonet was a fearsome instrument attached to the Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle which struck terror into the souls of those who faced it and loathing into hearts of those who wielded it. One New Zealand veteran was moved to remark that "there was a lot of bayonet work on Crete."
This book, the second in THE RABBIT HUNTER series, accurately portrays the battle from the perspective of those who fought it.
New Zealander Second Lieutenant Neil Rankin and his platoon find themselves on the back foot, with limited supplies and dented morale, facing a coup de grâce from the relentless Axis forces...
After the fall of Greece in April 1941, the Allies regroup on the island of Crete to make their next stand against the German forces. Bruised and short of weapons and equipment, the story follows New Zealand troops evacuating the mainland and arriving on Crete, the navel of the Mediterranean. Control of Crete was paramount for dominance of sea and air operations, and the defeat in Greece weighed heavily on the exhausted and under-supplied troops…
Following from The Rabbit The Battle of Greece, this eagerly awaited sequel thrusts the reader back into the chaos of battle alongside Second Lieutenant Neil Rankin and his platoon as they are pitched headlong into the real events of 1941. Under the command of a New Zealand general, the grueling historical battle might even be seen as a setback in Hitler’s violent campaign.
A pivotal moment in the Second World War, Crete represented a last-ditch effort to retain a foothold in Greece, demanding everything of the Allied soldiers in resisting the aggressive advance of the German forces and the indomitable Luftwaffe.
A vivid tale of gallantry and sacrifice, The Battle of Crete sucks the reader into the explosive bedlam of World War Two. Based on the true events of the New Zealand 1941 campaign in Greece, The Rabbit Hunter sequel once again delivers on impact, setting the bar for realism in war fiction.
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Published March 12, 2024
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March 26, 2025
Rated 7/10 A follow on from The Battle of Greece, this is written in a similar vein. The wary waiting for war to happen, the fear, sickliness and exhilaration all rolled into a battle when it happens is conveyed. Also the brutality of war is described at length which perhaps every world leader should read to understand what they are sending combatants into as they sit behind their polished desks. Modern warfare may have changed the face of war, but those on the front line are still the meat in the grinder along side the innocents who just want to be left in peace but are overrun by the egos of world leaders hell bent on expansionism. I doubt we will ever learn from the miseries of history.
April 17, 2024
my Honest Thought
I have never in seventy five years of reading novels had the privilege of such brilliance
Chris virtually involves the reader in the total experience of his two outstanding books.
Well done That Man Congratulations.
As an ex serviceman, I could relate to the probability of the Cretian and Greek campaign fought by his men
I look fireard to the completion of Book 3
Thank you Chris Worth
Carl Daymon
Ex Royal Aust Inf .
I have never in seventy five years of reading novels had the privilege of such brilliance
Chris virtually involves the reader in the total experience of his two outstanding books.
Well done That Man Congratulations.
As an ex serviceman, I could relate to the probability of the Cretian and Greek campaign fought by his men
I look fireard to the completion of Book 3
Thank you Chris Worth
Carl Daymon
Ex Royal Aust Inf .
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