History of Crete – BooksFascinating StoriesHere are some excellent resources about the history of Crete, including the battle of Crete. Available for sale below. • Minoan Life in Bronze Age Crete by Rodney Castleden • Architecture of Minoan Crete by John C McEnroe • Knossos – A Complete Guide to the Palace of Minos by Anna Michailidou • Scripta Minoa by Arthur Evans • The Find of A Lifetime by Sylvia L. Horwitz • Crete - Its Past Present and People by Adam Hopkins • Uncommon Dominion by Sally McKee The Battle of Crete • The Cretan Runner by George Psychoundakis • Crete: The Battle and the Resistance by Antony Beevor • Ill Met By Moonlight by W Stanley Moss • Anzac Fury by Peter Thompson • Ten Days to Destiny by G. C. Kiriakopoulos • DVD of the Film 'Ill Met By Moonlight' • Words of Mercury by Patrick Leigh Fermour • A Tale of Two Battles by Sir Geoffrey Cox • Battle for Crete by John Hall Spencer See more about the ancient history of the island from 7000-3700 BC... We continue with ancient history from 3700-600BC... Read about the Minoan Palaces of Crete... - being Knossos, Phaistos, Malia and Zakros. Each of these sites is open for visitors on Crete. King Minos is said to be the creator of the labyrinth, however myth and story combined with history has created a muddled puzzle just as complicated as a maze... Vritomartis was a goddess or a mermaid - which one was it? Return from History of Crete to We Love Crete Homepage |
