πλήρης τίτλος:
Spyridon Plakoudas, The Greek Civil War: Strategy, Counterinsurgency and the Monarchy, I.B. Tauris, London –
New York 2017
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The
Greek Civil War (1946-1949) was one of the few instances in the post-World War
II era of a clear-cut and permanent victory by right-wing government forces
over an insurgent communist movement. Spyridon Plakoudas here explores the
factors which ultimately caused the downfall of the communist insurgency in
Greece which had, at some points, seemed undefeatable. He questions whether the
guerrilla movement fell victim to the feud between Stalin and Tito or whether
the significant British and, above all, American aid in fact rescued the Greek
monarchist regime from collapse. Plakoudas explores the strategies adopted by
government forces in order to counter the communist insurgency, how external
and internal actors influenced these policies and when, how and why these
policies achieved success. Featuring previously unseen sources and documents,
this book reveals the strategy and tactics of the monarchist regime.
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