Venture into Greece: With the Guerrillas, 1943-44

In the spring of 1943 Nicholas Hammond, before the war was a classics don, was parachuted into the inhospitable mountains of Northern Greece under the auspices of SOE Cairo, with a mission to establish contact with the Greek resistance group ELAS. 

In this exciting memoirs the author describes not only his role, often fraught wit personal danger, but sets it in its historical context, displaying how easily small incidents and miscalculations can influence the course of history. 

First edition 1983. Pristine throughout. Mild sun damage to dust jacket.