As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ground. Around the vital Maleme airfield, New Zealand and British units tried ...

As German paratroopers seized Maleme airfield, the battle for Crete had only just begun. Across the island, fierce fighting ...

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian ...

As Greece builds to accommodate a rise in tourism and other development projects, unearthed antiquities complicate progress.

A church bell that’s believed to be one of the first to toll over the village of Crete will find its way home this spring after a deal worked out between the Crete Historical Society and Crete ...