Greece 1940-41 EyewitnessedEfstathiadis Group, 1995 - 295 pagina's This is the story of a forgotten epic. It is the story of Greece's defiance of the Axis powers in 1940-41 by opposing Mussolini's mighty forces with a comparatively small army, yet with fierce determination worthy of the classical Greek tradition. The book is an anthology of oral and written testimonies of survivors supported by diaries, poems, photos, sketches and authentic material. |
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Introduction | 11 |
THE FEW AGAINST THE MANY | 29 |
GREECE FIGHTS BACK | 49 |
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