Forgotten Anzacs: The Campaign in Greece, 1941 Review

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(More customer reviews)I was very pleased with this book. That said, I must confess to having not read the UK, Australian, or NZ histories covering the Greek campaign in 1941, so I cannot compare this book with official accounts. The author uses archival sources, mixed with veterans accounts, in an engaging and well-researched book. He does not neglect the Greek, Italian, British, or German viewpoints when presenting the story of Australian and New Zealand soldiers fighting in Greece and on Crete. He also provides the reader with well-reasoned analysis of the tactics employed by opposing sides and offers thoughtful opinions of the decisions made by commanders during combat. The author is not overtly partisan and does not pull punches when the Australians or New Zealanders suffer setbacks. Overall, a very balanced, engagingly written, and well-researched account (with a few editorial bloopers nonwithstanding) of a little known campaign in WW2. The only thing I do not recommend is the price, which will probably place it beyond the reach of those who are only casually interested in the topic.

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Detailing lesser-known facts surrounding the legend of the Anzacs—an army formation made up of Australian and NewZealand troops—this study offers the largely obscure story of their campaign during World War II. Comprehensive and gripping, this examination follows the group on their long retreat through Greece while depicting uncanny similarities to the original Gallipoli operation a generation earlier. Based on rarely accessed archives and more than 30 interviews with Australian, Greek, and New Zealand veterans, this superb narrative gives overdue recognition to the brave, forgotten Anzacs of 1941.