As residents of Crete prepared to celebrate their town’s 150th year in 1986, they began a concerted fundraising effort for a museum to house a century and a half’s worth of local history. “They sold ...

The Cretan Resistance caused significant damage to German morale and is likely one of the reasons why Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union was unsuccessful. Our car pulled up a dusty track next to a ...

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed. Many myths and legends of Crete center ...

More than 50 British and Australian warships were caught up in the maelstrom of Crete. The following ships all lost men during the battle. Gloucester (sunk) — 725 dead. Fiji (sunk) — 5 dead, 271 ...

World War 2 ANZAC veteran Alf Carpenter recalls the dramatic and devastating battle on the Greek Island, as documentary series 'Battle of Crete' premieres on SBS and SBS On Demand (from 17 January).