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Greece 1940 1941
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Author : Charles Greig Cruickshank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Greece 1940 1941 written by Charles Greig Cruickshank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
"This volume looks at the role Greece played in the war during the years 1940-1941. Based primarily on original material, the text examines the efforts of Britain and Germany to win the support of the Balkan countries. Also studied are Hitler's campaign to preserve peace in the Balkans and Mussolini's blunder in attacking Greece in 1940"--Publisher.
The Battle Of Greece 1940 1941
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Author : Alexandros Papagos
language : en
Publisher: Athens : Scazikis "Alpha" Editions
Release Date : 1949
The Battle Of Greece 1940 1941 written by Alexandros Papagos and has been published by Athens : Scazikis "Alpha" Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Greece categories.
The Battle Of Greece 1940 1941
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Author : Alexander Papagos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
The Battle Of Greece 1940 1941 written by Alexander Papagos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with categories.
Diary Of A Disaster
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Author : Robin Higham
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-12-14
Diary Of A Disaster written by Robin Higham and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-14 with History categories.
On October 28, 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussolini invaded Greece. The British had insisted on guaranteeing Greek and Turkish neutrality, despite the fact that Greece was never more than a limited campaign in an unlimited war as far as they were concerned. The British, however, were never quite sure that Greece was not their last foothold in Europe, and they harbored dreams of holding on to this last bastion of civilization and of protecting it with a diplomatic and military alliance—a Balkan bloc. These dreams bore little relation to military and economic realities, and so the stage was set for tragedy. In Diary of a Disaster, Robin Higham details the unfolding events from the invasion, though the Italian defeat and the subsequent German invasion, until the British evacuation at the end of April 1941. The Greek army, while tough, was small and based largely upon reserves. They were also largely equipped with obsolete French, Polish, and Czech arms for which there was now no other source than captured Italian materiel. Transportation was also lacking as Greece lacked all-weather roads over much of the country, had no all-weather airport, and only one rail line connecting Athens with Salonika and Florina in the north. Added to the woes of the Greek military, the British commander-in-chief for the Middle East, Sir Archibald Wavell, faced huge logistical challenges as well. Based in Cairo, he was responsible for a huge theatre of operation, from hostile Vichy French forces in Syria to the Boers in South Africa nearly six thousand miles away. His air force was comprised of only a handful of modern aircraft with biplanes and outdated, early monoplanes making up the bulk of his force. Radar was also unavailable to him. His navy was woefully short on destroyers and often incommunicado while at sea. While Wavell had roughly 500,000 men under his command, he was severely limited in how he could use them. The South Africans could only be deployed in East Africa and the Austrians and New Zealanders could not be employed without the consent of their home governments. In short, Churchill had instructed Wavell to offer support that he did not really have and could not afford to give to the Greeks. Higham walks readers through these events as they unfold like a modern Greek tragedy. Using the format of a diary, he recounts day-by-day the British efforts though the failure of Operation Lustre, which no one outside of London thought had any chance of stemming the Nazi tide in Greece.
The Defence And Fall Of Greece 1940 1941
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Author : John Carr
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-07-02
The Defence And Fall Of Greece 1940 1941 written by John Carr and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-02 with History categories.
On 28th October 1940, the Greek premier, Ioannis Metaxis, refused to accept a deliberately provocative ultimatum from Mussolini and Italian forces began the invasion of Greece via Albania. This aggression was prompted by Mussolini's desire for a quick victory to rival Hitler's rapid conquest of France and the Low Countries. On paper, Greek forces were poorly equipped and ill-prepared for the conflict but Mussolini had underestimated the skill and determination of the defenders. Within weeks the Italian invasion force was driven back over the border and Greek forces actually advanced deep into Albania.??A renewed Italian offensive in March 1941 was also given short shrift, prompting Hitler to intervene to save his ally. German forces invaded Greece via Bulgaria on 6 April. The Greeks, now assisted by British forces, resisted by land, sea and air but were overwhelmed by the superior German forces and their blitzkrieg tactics. Despite a dogged rearguard action by Anzac forces at the famous pass of Thermopyale, Athens fell on the 27th April and the British evacuated 50,000 troops to Crete. This island, whose airfields and naval bases Churchill considered vital to the defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal, was invaded by German airborne troops the following month and eventually captured after a bitter thirteen-day battle. The remaining British troops were evacuated and the fall of Greece completed. ??John Carr's masterful account of these desperate campaigns, while not disparaging the British and Commonwealth assistance, draws heavily on Greek sources to emphasize the oft-neglected experience of the Greeks themselves and their contribution to the fight against fascism.
Armies Of The Greek Italian War 1940 41
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Author : Phoebus Athanassiou
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2017
Armies Of The Greek Italian War 1940 41 written by Phoebus Athanassiou and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
The Battle Of Greece 1940 1941
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Author : Alexandros Papagos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
The Battle Of Greece 1940 1941 written by Alexandros Papagos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Greece 1940 1941
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Author : C. G. Cruickshank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Greece 1940 1941 written by C. G. Cruickshank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
Perilous Commitments
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Author : Matthew Willingham
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 2005
Perilous Commitments written by Matthew Willingham and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A guide to the Grecian conflict in World War II, outlining a comprehensive appraisal of events, this text is concerned with the British military intervention in Greece and the subsequent defence of, and evacuation from, Crete.
Greece 1940 1941
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Author : Charles Cruishank
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Greece 1940 1941 written by Charles Cruishank and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.