David Crane

Patrick Leigh Fermor and the long, daft tradition of Brits trying to save Greece

A review of The Ariadne Objective, by Wes Davis. Leigh Fermor's adventures in Crete make for a romantic story – but that doesn't mean he's remembered fondly there

Patrick Leigh Fermor as a major in the parachute regiment, October 1945 [Getty Images/Shutterstock/Alamy/iStock]

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