The Cretan Runner

Informationen zum Autor George Psychoundakis Klappentext Home to mythical kingdoms, wars and expeditions, and strange and magical beasts, the Himalayas have always loomed tall in our imagination. Overrun at different times by Buddhism, Taoism, shamanism, Islam and Christianity, they are a grand central station of the world's religions. They are also a plant hunter's paradise, a climber's challenge, and a traveller's dream.In his quest to explore the region's seismic history, Twigger seeks out the Nagas, who helped his grandfather build a camp for Allied soldiers near Imphal during the Second World War and takes the most scenic bike ride in the world from Lhasa to Kathmandu. The result is a sweeping, fascinating and surprising journey through the history of the world's greatest mountain range. Zusammenfassung George Psychoundakis was a young shepherd boy who knew the island of Crete intimately when the Nazis invaded by air in 1941. He immediately joined the resistance and took on the crucial job of war-time runner. This book presents an account of George's activities across mountainous terrain, come blazing summer or freezing winter.

Product details

• Authors: George Psychoundakis, Psychoundakis George, Giorgos Psychountakes
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.08.2009
• EAN: 9780141043340
• ISBN: 978-0-14-104334-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 200 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Penguin World War II Collection; Penguin World War II Collection
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, military history, Memoirs, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Military / Aviation, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Greece, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Crete, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Europe / Greece