"Good books on Greece 1940" Topic

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

James

Perilous commitments by Matthew Willingham.

Roald Dahl's book "Going Solo" is extremely personal, and won't teach you very much about the Greek campaign. But it's a very good book, and you see the war from a very young pilot's perspective.

The Hollow Legions by Mario Cervi.
An Abridged History of the Greco-Italian and Greco-German War by the Greek General Staff--English version. There is an unabridged version in Greek, which includes some orders of battle for the Greeks.
The Battle of Greece, 1940-1941 by General Alexander Papagos, the Greek commander

If you want to visit a larger library, the December 23, 1940 issue of Life magazine has some nice photos. The Illustrated London News has more photos.

Grelber

"The Gods Were Neutral" by Bob Crisp.
The story of the trail of broken down British cruiser tanks from the passes to the ports and the part that they played in the campaign.

Thanks guys!

"Roald Dahl's book "Going Solo" is extremely personal, and won't teach you very much about the Greek campaign. But it's a very good book, and you see the war from a very young pilot's perspective."

The passage where he strafes the Oompa Loompas brought tears to my eyes.

For a good over view of the war in the air try "Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete, 1940-41 by Christopher Shores, Brian Cull and Nicola Malizia". Shores tends to be a bit dry for my taste but the factual conduct is excellent.

Fatman

The abridged Official History is great, I have a copy. The unabridged Official History (in Greek)is better if you can translate Greek, but I haven't been able to get my hands on it.
I hear the Papagos book is very useful, but out of print and very expensive.