Κοινότητα Αναγνωστών Βιβλίων - readers.gr

They say life's a beach and the beach is certainly one of the most important ingredients of a good holiday. Full of pictures and a host of useful advice about local beaches and resorts; this really is the beachgoer's Bible.

The wartime exploits of "Kapetan Vasili", New Zealander Dudley Churchill Perkins, have become a legend on Crete. He first arrived on Crete following the Allied withdrawal from Greece, and was then captured by the Germans. He escaped within two weeks and spent a year avoiding German patrols and roaming Western Crete in search of a way to leave the island, before being evacuated to Egypt by a Greek submarine. He was so impressed by the Cretans' assistance to him that he left his New Zealand unit and joined the British Special Operations Executive and returned to Crete as a...