The Struggle for Greece, 1941-1949

C. M. Woodhouse

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English

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
01 August 2018

History; European history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Second World War; Marxism & Communism; Political activism

As commander of the Allied Military Mission to the Greek guerrillas in Greece in 1943-4, C.M. Woodhouse has to hold an uneasy balance between the communist and government sides. Against a background of conflicting communist doctrine, shifting foreign alliances, territorial disputes and personality differences, the communist struggle for Greece unfolded in three rounds. The first began in 1941 with the German occupation of Greece when the National Liberation Front attempted to regain control of the country and overthrow the monarchy. In the second round, the communists tried to seize power at the end of the German occupation in December 1944 and were frustrated by the intervention of British forces. The third round (1946-9) was marked by US intervention, UN fact-finding missions, and the shift from guerrilla tactics to conventional warfare. The communists were weakened by internal feuding and overcome by the US forces. The author based his research on interviews with participants, documentary sources and his own experience. He analyzes the characters, ideologies and events behind one of the longest and most bitter civil wars of modern times.

By: C. M. Woodhouse
Imprint: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 524g
ISBN: 9781787380264
ISBN 10: 1787380262
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 August 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents: I: The First Round Prelude to Revolution - Resistance and Reaction - War on Two Fronts - II: The Second Round Return to Legality - The December Events - The Bitter Truce - III: The Third Round Disorder into Guerrilla War - Guerrillas into Battle Order - Deadlock and Stalemate - The Final Breakthrough.

C. M. Woodhouse (1917-2001) was the author of several classic works on modern Greek history.

Reviews for The Struggle for Greece, 1941-1949

'This is the story of the communist and non-communist resistance to the Germans that sprang up in the Greek mountains, and its interaction with the politics of the old political world of Greece and the strategies of the allies. No one was better placed to describe the events of this turbulent period than C. M. Woodhouse, who came to know Greece intimately. The Struggle for Greece is his masterful telling of the story.' -- Michael Llewellyn-Smith, historian and former British Ambassador to Greece