{"product_id":"9781911591542","title":"Last Lift from Crete","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrete, May 1941. Against all odds the Everards must survive a relentless Luftwaffe assault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe situation is dire for British forces in the Mediterranean. Their ships, with no air cover, have to run the gauntlet of 2,000 German bombers; and can only lick their wounds under cover of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Everard\u003c\/b\u003e commands the destroyer \u003cem\u003eTuareg\u003c\/em\u003e as it ventures well inside Stuka territory. There they are ordered to evacuate a body of troops, plus an Australian field hospital and thirty nurses, from right under the Germans’ noses. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe soon-decimated flotilla has to make it round the Aegean, then out of Crete – but only a miracle can save them!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Lift from Crete\u003c\/em\u003e combines gripping personal drama with incredible naval action, and is a must-read for fans of Alistair MacLean and C. S. Forester.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Alexander Fullerton\u003cp\u003e‘Impeccable in detail and gripping in impact’ \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘His action passages are superb and he never puts a period foot wrong’ \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The research is unimpeachable and the scent of battle quite overwhelming’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137671446768,"sku":"9781911591542","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911591542_p0.jpg?v=1769896571","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911591542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}