--- title: "1 Recount-of-war Quotes By Mark Ellis" description: "1 Recount-of-war quotes by Mark Ellis. Plus more from Mark Ellis and more Recount-of-war sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/mark-ellis-34313_documented_crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-cloc_235565.jpg" --- > [“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in the late-afternoon heat. Their bodies ached, their uniforms were caked with dirt and sweat and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-clock-when-the-three-soldiers/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/mark-ellis-34313_documented_crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-cloc_235565.jpg) ## More by Mark Ellis > [“Thinking about the weather was one way of shutting out of his mind the appalling bloody human mess sprawled out over the bed of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/thinking-about-the-weather-was-one-way-of-shutting-out-of-his-mind/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/crete-may-1941-it-was-nearly-five-o-clock-when-the-three-soldiers/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“It’s all about the company you keep, isn’t it, Chief Inspector? Now Mr Trenton, who I know wouldn’t hurt a fly, has certain…preferences, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/it-s-all-about-the-company-you-keep-isn-t-it-chief-inspector-now-mr/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Cairo. An inter-services game of cricket was in progress in the lush grounds behind him as Powell made his way through the grand portal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/cairo-an-inter-services-game-of-cricket-was-in-progress-in-the-lush/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“I hope to God there are no wars for him or anyone to fight in after this one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/i-hope-to-god-there-are-no-wars-for-him-or-anyone-to-fight-in-after/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“What could I do in the country, Frank? You want me to be a milkmaid or something. No, I’ll take my chances here, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/what-could-i-do-in-the-country-frank-you-want-me-to-be-a-milkmaid-or/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Absolutely nothing should stand in the way of a murder investigation, however lowly the victim.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/absolutely-nothing-should-stand-in-the-way-of-a-murder-investigation/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“With the rum bottle empty, Marsh had moved on to the Guinness in the kitchen cupboard. After a bottle and a half, he’d decided…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/with-the-rum-bottle-empty-marsh-had-moved-on-to-the-guinness-in-the/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“A break from the task in hand and a cleared mind usually made him think better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/a-break-from-the-task-in-hand-and-a-cleared-mind-usually-made-him/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was not used to feeling intimidated. It was rather his job in life to intimidate others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/lavrentiy-pavlovich-beria-was-not-used-to-feeling-intimidated-it-was/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Merlin stood up. For once, late as it was, he was pleased to see the Assistant Commissioner because he had been trying unsuccessfully to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/merlin-stood-up-for-once-late-as-it-was-he-was-pleased-to-see-the/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Colonel Aubertin and his two colleagues sat on a park bench in the private garden of Dorset Square. Rougemont sat between his two superiors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/colonel-aubertin-and-his-two-colleagues-sat-on-a-park-bench-in-the/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Few would have seen Solomon and realised they were looking at one of wartime London’s top gangsters. With his receding hairline, thick-lenses spectacles, sober…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/few-would-have-seen-solomon-and-realised-they-were-looking-at-one-of/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) > [“Wigmore turned towards the window. A column of armoured vehicles was making its way down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace. As he watched, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ellis/wigmore-turned-towards-the-window-a-column-of-armoured-vehicles-was/) [Mark Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ellis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/recount-of-war/mark-ellis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Recount-of-war Quotes By Mark Ellis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Crete, May 1941. It was nearly five o’clock when the three soldiers reached the end of the olive grove. The dust-filled air shimmered in the late-afternoon heat. Their bodies ached, their uniforms were caked with dirt and sweat and they were hungry, thirsty and exhausted. 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