Crete 1941

Australia Has 'the Great South Land', South Africa Has 'shaka Zulu', Argentina Has The Gaucho Epic 'martin Fierro', And Chile Has 'la Araucana' As Its National Poem. Now Zealand Has Crete 1941, An Epic Poem About The Zealand-led Defence Of Crete During The Battle Of Crete Between 20 May And 1 June 1941.crete 1941 Is The Only Epic Long Poem In English Since Derek Walcotts 'omeros', With The Entry Of The 28th (maori) Battalion As An Active Combat Force Providing The Culmination Of The Poem. As Geopolitical Tensions Rise In The Pacific Today, Its Timely To Look Back To When Zealand Last Went To War And Defended Another Small Nation - Greece - On Its Last Redoubt, In A Battle That Ended In A Dunkirk-style Evacuation.more Than Just A War Story, Crete 1941 Brings Women Back Into The Historic Struggle For Crete.