Description

In 2014  the Pancretan Association of Melbourne – Australia   embarked on a journey and gathered  material on Australian servicemen who fought in the battle of Crete in 1941, in order to tell their  stories that were kept hidden for decades. After years of determined and consistent efforts to bring to the fore eyewitness accounts and personal stories of Australian servicemen of WW2, these stories have been collected into a book titled “The Battle of Crete: the untold stories”.

It contains the profiles of 66 veterans including personal narratives, photographs and letters never before published. The book also includes the stories of veterans  descendants who shared their childhood memories with the Pancretan Association  of Melbourne, making the book a living testament to Australia’s commitment to freedom and democracy.  It also contains a series of profiles of veterans who have represented Australia in the 60^th and 70^thanniversary official commemorations of the battle of Crete in Greece. The book endeavours to record and preserve the shared history of Australia and Greece and serves as a contribution to the strengthening of the links between the two countries. “The Battle of Crete: the untold stories” is another piece of evidence of the commitment of that the Pancretan Association of Melbourne has to preserving  first-hand knowledge of important historical events which have left their mark on both the Australian and the Greek psyche. Furthermore, as many of WW 2 veterans included in this book are sons of ANZACS from First World War we believe the timing to be auspicious as we approach the centenary of the Great War.