Peleus

Studien zur Geschichte Griechenlands und Zyperns
Herausgegeben von Heinz A. Richter

Band 99

Heinz A. Richter, Greece 1940-1950. The Time of the Civil Wars
464 pages, 144 photos, 20 maps, 1 folded map, 49 Euro
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This study is the revised English language edition of Peleus 59: Griechenland 1940-1950. Die Zeit der Bürgerkrige which appeared in 2012

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

THE FIRST ROUND DURING THE OCCUPATION
The Split of the Greek world 1941
1942: Substantial Changes
1943: The First Half of the Year
The Cairo Mission in August 1943
1943: The Second Half of the Year The First Round of the Civil War
1944: The Development until the Evacuation of Greece m October
The Years of the Occupation - a Summary

THE SECOND ROUND: THE BRITISH INTERVENTION
The Preparation of the Intervention May-October 1944
The Countdown to Intervention
The Dekemvriana - the British Armed Intervention
Christmas 1944: Churchill's Visit to Athens
Continuation of the Fight against the Left with Propaganda
The Peace Negotiations in Varkiza

THE INTERLUDE: THE WHITE TERROR
The Government Plastiras
The Governments of Voulgaris April - October 1945 - Violations of Varkiza
The Kanellopoulos Cabinet
The Cabinett Sofoulis
The Development of the Left from Varkiza to the Elections
The Elections on 31 March 1946

THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE
The Attack on Litochoro
The Tsaldaris Government
The Developments on the Left
The British All Party Delegation
The Plebiscite
First Partisan Activities
The Beginnings of Internationalisation

THE THIRD ROUND, PART ONE: THE CIVIL WAR IN 1947
The Constellation of Forces
Government Reshuffle - Change in the High Command
The UN Security Council Commission of Inquiry
The Preliminary Report of the Porter Mission
The Road to the Truman Doctrine
Digression: Truman's Political Metamorphosis
The Truman Doctrine The Final Report of the Porter Mission
The Government of Maximos February - August 1947
The Development of the Left January - September 1947
Partisan Warfare from January to September 1947
The Sofoulis Government in 1947 and the AMAG
The Development of the Left Until the End of 1947
Greece at the UN General Assembly in Autumn 1947

THE THIRD ROUND, PART TWO: THE CIVIL WAR IN 1948
The Sofoulis Government until the End of the Griswold Mission
Mass Executions and the Murders of Christos Ladas and George Polk
The Development of the Left in 1948
The Peace Offers of Spring and Summer 1948
The so-called Paidomazoma
Makronisos -The Concentration Camp Island
Greece in the UN
The Military Development
The Sofoulis Government and the Marshall Plan

THE THIRD ROUND, PART THREE: THE CIVIL WAR IN 1949
The Political Events until August 1949
International Developments
The Development of the Left
The Macedonian Question
The Military Development until the Defeat of the DSE

THE POST-CIVIL WAR PERIOD
The Political Events until the Elections in 1950
The Left from Defeat to the 7th Plenum

SUMMARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF NAMES