- Summary
- "As commander of the Allied Military Mission to the Greek guerrillas in German-occupied Greece, Colonel C. M. Woodhouse held an uneasy balance between the Communists and the government. He was in a prime position to write the history of the Greek civil war, and his account of this turning point in Communist fortunes in Europe has achieved the status of a classic. This new edition of The Struggle for Greece is introduced by Richard Clogg of Oxford University." "The three-round Communist struggle for Greece began in 1941, against a background of conflicting Communist doctrine, shifting foreign alliances, territorial disputes, and key personality differences. During the German occupation of Greece (1941-1944), the National Liberation Front attempted to regain control of the country and overthrow the monarchy. In 1944, when the Communists sought to seize power after the German occupation, they were frustrated by the intervention of British forces. After 1946, the most protracted part of the struggle, U.S. forces replaced the retiring British, the United Nations sent fact-finding missions, and conventional warfare shifted to guerrilla tactics." "Why were the Communists unable to overthrow a succession of feeble Athens governments? Woodhouse portrays a Greek Communist party weakened by internal feuding, divided by dissensions over policy, and overcome by the strength of U.S. forces. Basing his account on privileged access to documents, interviews with prominent survivors, and his own unique experience, he analyzes the characters, ideologies, and events behind one of the longest and most bitter civil wars of modern times. This is the definitive history."--BOOK JACKET.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Woodhouse, C. M. (Christopher Montague), 1917-2001.
- Published
- Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2003
- Locale
- Greece
- Contents
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Introduction / Richard Clogg
The First Round
Prelude to Revolution
Resistance and Reaction
War on Two Fronts
The Second Round
Return to Legality
The December Events
The Bitter Truce
The Third Round
Disorder into Guerrilla War
Guerrillas into Battle Order
Deadlock and Stalemate
The Final Breakthrough.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Clogg, Richard, 1939-
- Notes
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Originally published: London : Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, 1976; and republished: London : C. Hurst, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-316) and index.
Introduction / Richard Clogg -- The First Round -- Prelude to Revolution -- Resistance and Reaction -- War on Two Fronts -- The Second Round -- Return to Legality -- The December Events -- The Bitter Truce -- The Third Round -- Disorder into Guerrilla War -- Guerrillas into Battle Order -- Deadlock and Stalemate -- The Final Breakthrough.
