The Art of Manliness

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#195: How to Live Like an Ancient Greek Hero

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Published April 24, 2016 9:50pm

During World War II the Greek island of Crete was occupied by the Nazis and was a strategic stronghold. To take back the island, Great Britain created a small band of misfit resistance fighters consisting of poets, historians, and Cretan shepherds. Their job was to muck things up for the Nazis, but one day they decided to do something completely audacious: kidnap a German general and get him off the island.

Against all the odds, they accomplished their mission.

How’d they do it?

My guest today on the podcast went to Crete to follow in th...

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