Greece, the Decade at War: Occupation, Resistance and Civil War

During the 1940s Greece was torn apart twice, first by World War II and second by Civil War.Beginning in 1941, the occupation of Greece by Germany was intensely brutal. Children starved on the streets of Athens. The Jewish population was decimated in the Holocaust. Heroic acts of resistance - performed in concert with the SOE - were met with vicious reprisals. When Greece was finally freed from Nazi rule in 1944, the fractured and embittered nation became engulfed in civil war, as conflict flared between the British and American-sponsored government and communist-led rebels. Acclaimed historian of Greece David Brewer here investigates this tumultuous decade in Greece's modern history, providing a compelling military and political history. During The 1940s Greece Was Torn Apart Twice, First By World War Ii And Second By Civil War. Beginning In 1941, The Occupation Of Greece By Germany Was Intensely Brutal. Children Starved On The Streets Of Athens. The Jewish Population Was Decimated In The Holocaust. Heroic Acts Of Resistance―performed In Concert With The Soe―were Met With Vicious Reprisals. When Greece Was Finally Freed From Nazi Rule In 1944, The Fractured And Embittered Nation Became Engulfed In Civil War, As Conflict Flared Between The British And American-sponsored Government And Communist-led Rebels. Acclaimed Historian Of Greece David Brewer Here Investigates This Tumultuous Decade In Greece's Modern History, Providing A Compelling Military And Political History.--publisher Description. The Albanian Gateway To Greece -- Mussolini's War On Greece -- The German Invasion -- The Battle For Crete -- The Occupation Begins -- Hyperinflation And Starvation -- The Emergence Of The Communists -- Early Resistance -- Soe, The Andartes And Gorgopotamos -- Village And City -- The Destruction Of The Jews -- The Fractured Resistance -- The Question Of The King -- The Cairo Conference, August 1943 -- The Italian Armistice And The First Communist Offensive -- The Resistance In Crete -- Upheaval In The Greek Government -- Liberation -- Towards Sunday 3 December 1944 -- The Battle For Athens -- Dhamaskinos, Churchill And The Varkiza Agreement -- The Government, The Communists And The Elections -- The Truman Doctrine -- 1947 -- Civil War And American Involvement -- Terror From Left And Right -- The Plight Of The Greek Children -- The Marshall Plan -- The Ending Of The Civil War. David Brewer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "During the 1940s Greece was torn apart twice, first by World War II and second by Civil War. Beginning in 1941, the occupation of Greece by Germany was intensely brutal. Children starved on the streets of Athens. The Jewish population was decimated in the Holocaust. Heroic acts of resistance -- performed in concert with the SOE -- were met with vicious reprisals. When Greece was finally freed from Nazi rule in 1944, the fractured and embittered nation became engulfed in civil war, as conflict flared between the British and American-sponsored government and communist-led rebels."--Jacket flap.