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Natural Born Heroes

During the Second World War, a diverse group of resistance fighters, led by the British writer and philhellene Patrick Leigh Fermor, achieved something that seemed unthinkable in Crete: they kidnapped the German General Kreipe, crushing the morale of the “Butcher of Crete”, “Hitler’s Wolf” and their murderous staff.
Christopher McDougall embarks on a journey to follow in these men’s footsteps across Crete and discover how they managed to evade an all-powerful war machine while surviving in harsh conditions. Through his research into the Cretan way of life, he uncovers ancient techniques of endurance, nutrition and natural movement that survive to this day. His quest takes him to the rooftops of London and Brooklyn, before ending on the beaches of Brazil and the streets of modern cities.
Drawing on the example of Crete’s courageous fighters, Natural Born Heroes will encourage you to reconsider everything you believed about physical and mental endurance – inspiring you to run, climb, swim and discover the hero within you. (From the book’s back-cover description)

Foreign-language title	NATURAL BORN HEROES
ISBN13	9786185265236
Publisher	KEY BOOKS
Publication date	February 2020
Number of pages	520
Dimensions	21×14
Translation	DIONYSOPOULOU ILAEIRA
Editing	LAGOUDAKOU GIOTA
Author/Creator (Greek)	MCDOUGALL CHRISTOPHER
Politeia code	7289-0052
Subject	HISTORY – ANTHROPOLOGY – ETHNOLOGY/ MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY GREECE