Vasili

The lion of Crete

By Murray Elliott

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Publish Date

1987

Publisher

Century Hutchinson

Language

eng

Pages

175

Description:

The biograph of Dudley Perkins, legendary New Zealand fighter during the Battle of Crete in WWII. He fought heroically alongside Cretans and other Allies, and is fondly remembered as "Vasili, Lion of Crete".

subjects: Guerrillas, Underground movements, World War, 1939-1945, History, Biography, World war, 1939-1945, underground movements, greece, Crete (greece), history, New zealand, biography

People: Dudley Churchill Perkins (d. 1944)

Places: Crete, Crete (Greece), Greece, New Zealand

Times: Occupation of Crete, 1941-1945