Navarone?

[Snate56]

Okay, I've looked around but can't find much.
Information on the book, The Guns of Navarone, say that it's a mythical place.
Looking up Navarone comes up with a hotel and a couple of street names.

Does anyone know if there is an actual location or a similar locale that would be good?
I'm running a scenario based on the Guns of Navarone and thought I would try to find maps of something suitable.


SteveN

[Leapsnbounds]

All I remember from the movie was that the guns were situated in a mountain on the island of Crete ( I think) and they were preventing the British Navy from evacuating the troops fromt he island. I think Gregory Peck lived (again I'm not sure).  It's been years since I've seen the movie.

[General]

Navarone was a fictitious island but the film was actually shot on small islands near Malta.  Anthony Quinn was the guy who lived thereabouts.  Great movie!

[Snate56]

Another post I saw mentioned the Isle of Leros as the place it was filmed.

I guess I'll have to watch the movie again, then search for a suitable place!


SteveN

[Plynkes]

I remember a scenario in an old role-playing magazine which was called The Nuns of Gavarone, where you had to rescue some nuns.

Always thought that was a great title. 

[Blackwolf]

Actually the Battle for Leros is pretty Pulpy/ Navaroney on its own. FJ and Brandenburgers for the Germans,SBS and various others for the Brits.The British lost the island ,lots of reasons why in particular no aircover (which would have sunk the German landing craft).And why no aircover? No 'planes close enough with any duration (Beaufighters were there but against ME 109s they were shot down in droves).The aircover they could have had were American Lightings which the Americans would not release.There is rather a good book about all this called Churchill's Folly written by an author I cannot remember.............

[coggon]

I remember a scenario in an old role-playing magazine which was called The Nuns of Gavarone, where you had to rescue some nuns.

Always thought that was a great title. 

  I'm going to steal that for a pulp game

[General]

Wiki says they also shot the movie on the island of Rhodes...

[pixelgeek]

There is rather a good book about all this called Churchill's Folly written by an author I cannot remember.............

Is it this book?

http://www.amazon.com/Churchills-Folly-Winston-Churchill-Created/dp/0786713518

[Smokeyrone]

Remember the old Marx Navarone playset in 54mm?


Awesome.  Still have mine.  GREAT plastic mountain and fort with interior and all.

[Blackwolf]

Is it this book?

http://www.amazon.com/Churchills-Folly-Winston-Churchill-Created/dp/0786713518

  Uh oh,might have got the wrong title,I'll check with my mate who lent it to me and get the right one.

[Blackwolf]

Correct title,the author is Anthony Rogers.



 

[Snate56]

  I'm going to steal that for a pulp game

Actually, I was going to write a small adventure called The Nuns Of Navarone! About rescuing nuns that were captured and being used in some terrible ceremony.

Never heard of the older magazine, but I got the idea from a poster on the Savage Worlds forum.


SteveN

[Trooper]

When I was at school we called it "The Guns We Never Owned". Of course you could always run a scenario called "The Buns of Navarone" in which a team of highly trained commando troops have to raid a German Field bakery on a Greek Island. Just a thought.

 

[Steve F]

Will no-one stop the Puns of Navarone?