{"product_id":"the-ariadne-objective-patrick-leigh-fermor-and-the-underground-war-to-rescue-crete-from-the-nazis-paperback","title":"The Ariadne Objective: Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWes Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wes Davis' fast-paced tale of wartime sabotage reads more like an Ian Fleming thriller than a mere retelling of events.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e―\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The story unfolds with the rich characterization and perfectly calibrated suspense of a great novel. It can be hard at points to remember the book is actually a work of nonfiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e―\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ariadne Objective\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary story of the Nazi occupation of Crete told from the perspective of an eccentric band of British gentleman spies. These amateur soldiers―writers, scholars, archaeologists―included Patrick Leigh Fermor, a future travel-writing luminary; John Pendlebury, a pioneering archaeologist whose walking stick concealed a sword; Xan Fielding, who would later translate books like \u003ci\u003eBridge over the River Kwai \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Apes \u003c\/i\u003einto English; Sandy Rendel, a future \u003ci\u003eTimes of London\u003c\/i\u003e reporter; and W. Stanley Moss, who would write up his account of their exploits in \u003ci\u003eIll Met By Moonlight\u003c\/i\u003e (Paul Dry Books, Inc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside Cretan partisans, these British intelligence officers carried out a daring plan to sabotage Nazi maneuvers, culminating in a high-risk plot to abduct the island's German commander. Wes Davis presents the scintillating story of these legends in the making and their adventures in one of the war's most exotic locales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes 17 black and white photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWes Davis \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journey: On the Road with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eAn Anthology of Modern Irish Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. He served for two years as an assistant to the director of excavations at Kavousi in Eastern Crete, not far from the plateau where Patrick Leigh Fermor parachuted onto the island during WWII. He holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Princeton University and is a former assistant professor of English at Yale University. Davis has written for many publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives outside New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 353\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.43 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763426263328,"sku":"9781589881884","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6cce44a041da0d5ef13e1a787b3651f6.webp?v=1780235307","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-ariadne-objective-patrick-leigh-fermor-and-the-underground-war-to-rescue-crete-from-the-nazis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}