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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  • The Ariadne Objective: Patrick Leigh Fermor and the Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis

    Wes Davis

    Bantam, pp. 329

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