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Cretan heroes

Resistance Fighter George Psychoundakis: The Legendary Cretan Runner

2019-08-22 by Phil Butler

George Pschoundakis' book

The death of George Psychoundakis at age 85 in Chania marks in bedrock legendary Cretan forthrightness. Here is a part of his epic story.

Tags: Cretan heroes, Cretans, Crete resistance, Crete stories, Episkopi, George Psychoundakis, Mouselas Valley, Nazi war, Operation Mercury, Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Cretan Runner, World War II




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