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20th April 2023, 19:33
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Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
Seeking any opinions or reviews of this book. Title and cover art are intriguing but I cannot find a summary or review of this book.
Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete: The Only True Eye-Witness Account of the Events Which Led to the German Occupation of Crete (J&KH Publishing, Halisham 2000) - 3rd edition M.G. Comeau w/ forward by Philip Joubert 181 pages w/ photos, maps, footnotes, appendices, addendum, bibliography and index - hardcover I already own Shores, Cull & Maliza's Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete, 1940-41 which is excellent. It is the only reference I have found which cites Comeau. Last edited by Edward; 20th April 2023 at 21:21. 
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20th April 2023, 21:31
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Re: Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
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24th April 2023, 19:19
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Re: Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
Hello,
I have the 91' edition and I found it a good read but it's an eye-witness account, i.e. it's not comparable with "Air War for Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete, 1940-41". However if you're into eye-witness account's I could recommend it. Best regards/Håkan
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25th April 2023, 19:55
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25th April 2023, 20:05
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Re: Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
Hello again Edward,
My edition has the sub-title "A British Airman's First-hand account of the fall of Crete in 1941". Comeau was a rigger in 33 Squadron so there is also some accounts from the early Desert War up until 33 Squadron moved to Greece. He won a Military Medal for his courage in the (ground) defence of Maleme. //Håkan
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30th April 2023, 02:47
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Re: Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
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30th April 2023, 11:15
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Re: Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
Edward,
Middle East Campaigns. Middle East Campaigns Vol.VII. The Campaign in Crete May 1941 (118 pp. pdf). https://raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/...n-narratives1/ Col.
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30th April 2023, 21:47
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Re: Comeau's "Operation Mercury: Airmen in the Battle of Crete"
For those interested a free download of the following article "Indefensible? A Reassessment of the Part Played by RAF Personnel in the Battle of Crete 1941" by David Stubbs published in Royal Air Force Air Power Review Vol 20 No 1 Spring 2017 can be found here:
https://www.academia.edu/35777580/In..._of_Crete_1941
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