tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post9097561305097121968..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: An alternative view of the Crete campaignKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-74818422037286289092009-04-26T02:17:00.000+12:002009-04-26T02:17:00.000+12:00Denis McLean, Kippenberger's biographer, has writt...Denis McLean, Kippenberger's biographer, has written a piece disputing Winter's account of what happened on Crete, and why. You can read it here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/2361175/Kip-does-not-deserve-contemptKarl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-53561505219180413492009-04-25T19:15:00.000+12:002009-04-25T19:15:00.000+12:00I recall reading about the Crete campaign in the U...I recall reading about the Crete campaign in the Upham biography Mark of the Lion, and it did sound like an unholy mess, despite some pretty fierce fighting by the Kiwis. I got the impression that Kippenberger, at least, was pretty highly rated by Upham, but who knows what the truth of the matter was.kasstohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389703680386393074noreply@blogger.com