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Season 1, Episode 5: Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete

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This is the dramatic story of how Crete was captured by the Germans and how Robert Laycock led a desperate rear guard action against crack German mountain troops.

All Episodes - Season 1

The Doolittle Raid
Episode 1
The Doolittle Raid
 Wingate and the Chindits
Episode 2
Wingate and the Chindits
 The Black Battalion Holds the Line
Episode 3
The Black Battalion Holds the Line
 Manstein Holds the Line
Episode 4
Manstein Holds the Line
 Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete
Episode 5
Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete
 The Amiens Raid
Episode 6
The Amiens Raid
 Breakout Through Hell's Gate
Episode 7
Breakout Through Hell's Gate
 The Road of Bones
Episode 8
The Road of Bones
 Morshead Holds Tobruk
Episode 9
Morshead Holds Tobruk
 The Real Bridge Too Far
Episode 10
The Real Bridge Too Far
 Evacuation in the Baltic
Episode 11
Evacuation in the Baltic
 Operation Pedestal
Episode 12
Operation Pedestal
 Moore's March
Episode 13
Moore's March
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