Into the Moonlit Village is a collaborative work about the Battle of Crete. Lines of ink and poetry by Australian-born artist and Cretan-born poet combine to grapple with the Nazi invasion in the stages of prelude, battle and aftermath. While many have written about this epic battle of WW2, none have attempted this particular kind of distillation. Strange phenomena co-exist in the ancient landscape: Homer and Hitler, shepherds and paratroops, swastikas and Minoan frescoes, fishing boats and HMS destroyers... In this setting the exhausted and under-equipped Australian soldiers seem to be coming of age under the benign gaze of the Bull, transplanted into an ancient land to fight against a brutal cutting-edge technology. Acutely aware of the paradoxes it takes on, this work simultaneously commemorates, laments, informs, honours, beseeches, and deplores. This is a book that will serve equally well as an introduction to the Battle of Crete, or as an extension for the seasoned reader looking to be surprised by something completely unprecedented.