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Warner,Rex (Thucydides)
Athens at War
"Retold by Rex Warner from "The History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides" (for young people) 174p.illus. map. Neat tight copy, unmarked except for a library stamp on verso of title page and a missing rear end paper. else near fine. Ex-Library
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Warner,Rex (Thucydides)
Athens at War
"Retold by Rex Warner from "Tthe History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides" (for young people) 176p[. illus map . Book
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Mackenzie, Compton
Pericles
From the library of Professor W.B.Wallsce of the University of Toronto with some of his pencil underlinings et. Slight shelf wear and fading to spine.351p. fold out map.[Bookseller's ticket - Blackwell,Oxford] Book
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Euripides ; Ritsos, Yannis; MacEwen, Gwendolyn ; Tsingos, Nikos, (Translators)
The Trojan Women [With] Helen and Orestes By Yiannis Ritsos
With a stunning command of the Greek language and a mastery of poetic nuance, this translation of Euripides' play breathes unparalleled life into an ancient masterpiece. Using vocabulary that gives the sense that the play was written with an appreciation of and application to the 20th and 21st centuries, this adaptation goes beyond the timeless plot of the consequences of war and the fate of both the victors and the losers and focuses on the modern-day issues of feminism and women's rights. Also included in this volume are two long poems--"Helen" and "Orestes"--by contemporary Greek poet Yannis Ritsos, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize. (Neat tight coy but marred with some underlinings & comments in margins) Book
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Grote, George
Greece Volume VI (Nations of the World Series)
Volume six of a renowned 19th.C. history of ancient Greece in 12 volumes. (First published 1858) Reprinted from the second London edition (Ex-library copy, some pages roughly cut, others unopened- so appears not to have been properly read! Minor signs of Library ownership - discreet stamps, number on spine) Ex-Library
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Grote, George
Greece Volume II (Nations of the World Series)
Volume two of a renowned 19th.C. history of ancient Greece in 12 volumes. (First published 1858 ) Reprinted from the second London edition (Ex-library copy, some pages roughly cut, others unopened- so appears not to have been properly read! Minor signs of Library ownership - discreet stamps, number on spine) Ex-Library
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Grote, George
Greece Volume V (Nations of the World Series)
Volume four of a renowned 19th.C. history of ancient Greece in 12 volumes. (First published 1858 ) Reprinted from the second London edition (Ex-library copy, some pages roughly cut, others unopened- so appears not to have been properly read!. Minor signs of Library ownership - discreet stamps, number on spine) Ex-Library
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Grote, George
Greece Volume XII (Nations of the World Series)
Volume twelve of a renowned 19th.C. history of ancient Greece in 12 volumes. (First published 1858 ) Reprinted from the second London edition (Ex-library copy, some pages roughly cut, others unopened- so appears not to have been properly read!. Minor signs of Library ownership - discreet stamps, number on spine) Ex-Library
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Kelle, Brad E.
Ancient Israel at War 853-586 BC
'complex and unstable, in 922 BC the kingdom of Ancient Israel was divided into Judah, in the South, and Israel, in the North. For the next 200 years, there was almost constant warring between these kingdoms and their neighbors. These bitter feuds eventually led to the collapse of Israel, leaving Judah as a surviving nation until the emergence of the Babylonian Empire, the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, and the exile of the Judean people. Using ancient Jewish, Biblical, and other contemporary sources, this title examines the politics, fighting, and consequences of Israel's battles during this period. Focusing on the turbulent relationship between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, this book explains Israel's complex, often bloody, foreign policy, and provides a definitive history of these ancient conflicts. " 96p. Illus. maps bibliography.index Book
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Shay, Jonathan
Achilles in Vietnam : Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
"In this strikingly original and groundbreaking book, Dr. Shay examines the psychological devastation of war by comparing the soldiers of Homer's Iliad with Vietnam veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although the Iliad was written twenty-seven centuries ago it has much to teach about combat trauma , as do the more recent, compelling voices and experiences of Vietnam vets." 246p. bibliography.index Remainder mark, else fine Book
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Simmons, Dan
Ilium
From the towering heights of Olympos Mons on Mars, the mighty Zeus and his immortal family of gods, goddesses, and demigods look down upon a momentous battle, observing - and often influencing - the legendary exploits of Paris, Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, and the clashing armies of Greece and Troy. Thomas Hockenberry, former twenty-first-century professor and Iliad scholar, watches as well. It is Hockenberry's duty to observe and report on the Trojan War's progress to the so-called deities who saw fit to return him from the dead. But the muse he serves has a new assignment for the wary scholar, one dictated by Aphrodite herself. With the help of fortieth-century technology, Hockenberry is to infiltrate Olympos, spy on its divine inhabitants . and ultimately destroy Aphrodite's sister and rival, the goddess Pallas Athena. 576p. Remainder mark; else as new) Book
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Diamandouros, Nikiforos P, Anton, John P, Petropoulos, John A & Topping, Peter [eds]
Hellenism and the First Greek War of Liberation (1821-1830): Continuity and Change
[Series - Institute for Balkan studies, 156 on behalf of the Modern Greek Studies Association of the United States and Canada.] A collection of 9 scholarly essays on various aspects of the Greek War of Independence based on the papers read at the Symposium of the Modern Greek Studies Association held 7-9th May at Harvard University. Introduction by John Petropoulos, Bibliographic essay by Nikiforos Diamandouros. 237p. index. Book
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Warner,Rex
The Stories of the Greeks : Men and Gods, Greeks and Trojans, The Vengeance of the Gods.
Stories about Greece based on ancient literary sources : " Gods & Men" has its basis in Ovid's Metamorpohses; "Greeks and Trojans" on Homer's Iliad; and "Vengeance of the Gods" on the plots of the ancient Greek dramatists. All three popular books are now reprinted in an omnibus volume.105p. illus. Clean crisp tight copy, but slight bumps on 2 corners, else near fine Book
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Brewer, David
The Greek War of Independence 1821-1833.
"For the Greeks, the fight for independence from the Ottoman Empire was a cruel business, and its consequences far-reaching. Today's Greece is much more the child of that struggle than it is of the Classical period we know so much better. Because of Ottoman oppression and its brutal end, hostility to Turkey still smoulders, as does suspicion that foreign powers manipulate Greece for their own ends. For much of the war the Greek cause looked hopeless. The rebels could call only on lightly armed merchant ships and a long tradition of brigandage, which seemed no match for a formidable empire. Foreign philhellenes joined the Greek cause but foreign governments cared less for the Greeks than for the stability of Europe, hard-won by Napoleon's defeat. Nevertheless the Greeks won victories at sea, largely due to their use of terrifying fireships, and on land under the leadership of the charismatic Kolokotroms. Civil war then broke out among the Greeks, and for a time Kolokotroms swapped his tent for a prison cell. But support for Greece was growing, as all Europe was moved by Turkish massacres, by the death of Byron, most famous philhellene of all, and by the bloody invasion of the Peloponnese by Ottoman troops brought in by sea from Egypt. The governments of Europe now demanded an end to the fighting, and an allied fleet under Admiral Codrington sailed to meet the Ottoman navy at Navarino Bay. Nervous fingers fired inevitable shots, sixty Turkish ships were sent to the sea bed, and Greek freedom was finally assured. This is a powerful, fearsome and inspiring story, and David Brewer's book covers it fully for the first time in over a century, dealing evenhandedly with the courage, cunning and barbarism of Greeks and Turks alike." 393p. illus maps.bibliography.index (name on ffep, else fine ) Book
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Haviaras, Stratis
When The Tree Sings
Set in German-occupied Greece during WW II, this spare, elegant, often emotionally shattering novel tells the story of a young mans emergence into manhood in a land of tyranny.218p.illus Remainder mark, else as new Book
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Busby, Brian [ed]
In Flanders Fields: And Other Poems of the First World War
"Few people alive today had direct experience of the First World War, and yet it seems embedded in the collective consciousness of the combatant nations as a warning to future generations of the futility of military conflict. Our awareness of the terror, loneliness and desperate hope endured by the men who fought this war we owe to the quality of the art that came out of it, not least the poetry. Despite the passage of time, its ability to move and inspire us remains undimmed, as this superb new compilation richly demonstrates. Selected from the work of soldiers killed in action--starting with Rupert Brooke in 1915 and ending with the tragic loss of Wilfred Owen seven days before the Armistice--the poems capture a broad range of emotions, contemplations and states of mind, ranging from anthems about the brutality of war to wistful evocations of home and loved ones left behind. This collection showcases some of the best poetry to emerge from the conflict and stands as a worthy memorial to the collective talent and sacrifice of those who gave their lives." I92p.illus. Handsome small format edition protected in a slipcase. A nice gift book. Book
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Askin, Mustafa
Troy : With Legends, Facts and New Developments
Well illustrated locally produced guide to Hissarlik the site of Troy . 72p. illus maps bibliography Signed by author on title page Book
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Powell,Dilys
Remember Greece
An affectionate and informed survey of Greece, with an account of the events leading up to the invasion by Italy and the eventual occupation by Germany in 1941.191p. frontis. fold-out maps .index Book
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Beevor, Anthony
Crete: the battle and the Resistance
"The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 - a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war, but a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle round. Nor did the conflict end there. Ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance, aided by a dramatic cast of British officers from Special Operations Executive. " Book
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Papoutsy, Christos
Love and Live Free or Die : A Greek story of romance, war, freedom and honor in 1803
A large crowd gathers to participate in the brutal Turks victory celebration over the Souliots. Near Eastern music is playing as the beautiful young Soulot dancer named Zavoulina is commissioned to perform. She finds out that she is chosen to be the bride for Veli, the son of the Turkish Sultan Ali Pasha. Zavoulina screams, "I will not marry your son. I am a Souliot! Your son Veli slaughtered my father and mother, and your brave soldiers raped and killed my Souliot sisters. They burned down our villages, but now you order me to marry and love your son? Never! This is the story of her escape, her rescue by a heroic Souliot freedom fighter named Diamantis and her brave battle for freedom ending in the Dance of Zalongo. 60p. illus [3 Copies found in WorldCat] Book
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Baricco, Alessandro
An Iliad
The famed Italian novelist Alessandro Baricco has written four novels that have won him worldwide admiration and the Prix Medicis Etranger, now, in his most ambitious work he retools the Homer's epic 'The Iliad.' Baricco re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters using his trademark dramatic prose. Forgoing the detachment of Homer's poetry, this reimagining of the Iliad blends the brutality of the tale with the psychology of the courageous warriors and heroines. This rendition of the 'Iliad' imbues the legend with a startling new relevancy and humanity that is sure to give readers a fresh perspective on the mythic tale. Book
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Crane, Stephen [Stallman, R.W. and Hagemann, E.R]
The War Dispatches of Stephen Crane
"Stephen Crane's war dispatches add a new dimension to his reputation as one of America's leading writers...The present volume includes his dispatches on the Greco-Turkish War and the Spanish -American War; his articles on the Boer War; and the play he wrote about some of his experiences during the war in Cuba. It offers, as well...a number of related articles by fellow correspondents, among them Cora Crane, Richard Harding Davis, and Frank Norris. In addition to giving the most vivid available picture of what the Greco-Turkish and Spanish-American Wars were like, these pieces also offer a great deal of fascinating new information about Crane's life. 344p.Crisp,tight neat text,. Usual iibrary marks Ex-Library
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Dontas, Domna N.[Visvizi-Dontas]
The Last Phase of the War of Independence in Western Greece (December1827 to May 1829)
Near fine copy, autograph inscription by author on ffep "To **** with very best wishes from Domna" [6 copies in WorldCat] Book
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Powell,Dilys
Remember Greece
An affectionate and informed survey of Greece, with an account of the events leading up to the invasion by Italy and the eventual occupation by Germany in 1941. The original edition was published in 1941 and then this "American edition published 1943 in cooperation with the American Friends of Greece." 211p. frontis.maps.index Book
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Allen, Susan Heuck
Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece
Classical Spies is the first insiders account of the operations of the American intelligence service in World War II Greece. Initiated by archaeologists in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, the network drew on scholars personal contacts and knowledge of languages and terrain. While modern readers might think Indiana Jones is just a fantasy character, Classical Spies discloses events where even Indy would feel at home: burying Athenian dig records in an Egyptian tomb, activating prep-school connections to establish spies code-named Vulture and Chickadee, and organizing parachute drops.Susan Heuck Allen reveals remarkable details about a remarkable group of individuals. Often mistaken for mild-mannered professors and scholars, such archaeologists as University of Pennsylvanias Rodney Young, Cincinnatis Jack Caskey and Carl Blegen, Yales Jerry Sperling and Dorothy Cox, and Bryn Mawrs Virginia Grace proved their mettle as effective spies in an intriguing game of cat and mouse with their Nazi counterparts. Relying on interviews with individuals sharing their stories for the first time, previously unpublished secret documents, private diaries and letters, and personal photographs, Classical Spies offers an exciting and personal perspective on the history of World War II. 420p.bibliography.index. Book
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Davis, Wes
The Ariadne Objective: The Underground War to Rescue Crete from the Nazis
In the bleakest years of World War II, when it appeared that nothing could slow the German army, Hitler set his sights on the Mediterranean island of Crete, the ideal staging ground for German domination of the Middle East. But German command had not counted on the eccentric band of British intelligence officers who would stand in their way, conducting audacious sabotage operations in the very shadow of the Nazi occupation force. The Ariadne Objective tells the remarkable story of the secret war on Crete from the perspective of these amateur soldiers - scholars, archaeologists, writers- who found themselves serving as spies in Crete because, as one of them put it, they had made '' "the obsolete choice of Greek at school".Patrick Leigh Fermor, a Byronic figure and future travel-writing luminary who as a teenager had walked across Europe in the midst of Hitler's rise to power; John Pendlebury, a swashbuckling archaeologist with a glass eye and a swordstick, who had been legendary archeologist Arthur Evans's assistant at Knossos before the war; Xan Fielding, a writer who would later produce the English translations of books like Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes; and Sandy Rendel, a future Times of London reporter, who prided himself on a disguise that left him looking more ragged and fierce than the Cretan mountaineers he fought alongside. Infiltrated into occupied Crete, these British gentleman spies teamed with Cretan partisans to carry out a cunning plan to disrupt Nazi maneuvers, culminating in a daring, high-risk plot to abduct the islands German commander. In this thrilling untold story of World War II, Wes Davis offers a brilliant portrait of a group of legends in the making, against the backdrop of one of the wars most exotic locales. 329p. bibliography.index Small remainder mark, else near fine Book
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Kiriakopoulos, G.C [George]
Ten Days to Destiny : The Battle for Crete, 1941
"The battle for Crete made history because it was the first Airborne attack without the benefit of ground troops. And it was the first battle in which the civilian populations stood shoulder to shoulder with the military, fighting for their precious freedom. The historical significance of Crete is directly linked to the outcome of the war." Text neat and complete. Usual marks of library ownership, a few stains. 408p. maps bibliography.maps index Ex-Library
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Lind, Lew
Flowers of Rethymnon; Escape from Crete
"The personal story of a 19 year old Australian soldier. in the Battle of Crete. the author describes . the strange, bloody and horrifying conflict fough through olive groves, acros terraced vineyards and against a brilliantly coloured lanscape of wildflowers. . In clear gripping narrative the author describes his hardships as a prisoner of war, the daring escape from a German Prisoner of war camp and the events leading up to his successful escape from the island. 130p. index. Book
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Karavasilis, Niki
Scattered Leaves
Scattered Leaves is a true story of one family in Trikorfon, Greece, as well as the story of many Greek families who suffered during the devastation of the Italian and German invasions and the Civil War of 1945-49. It offers a glimpse of the many layers of destruction and horror that resulted form starvation, executions, and terrorism by the Greek Communist guerrillas. This is the tale of Martha and Mitro"s love for each other, their children, their country, and above all, their second country, America. Their children and grandchildren reaped the benefits of their courage and faith, and Scattered Leaves is a testament to the power of the call of freedom. 480p. map .llus. bibliography. index. Neat tight copy, spine a little scuffed. [2 copies found in WorldCat ] Book
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Wood,Michael
In Search of the Trojan War
Companion volume to TV series : ".thrilling search for the historical truths behind the larger than life legend of Troy" .272p. illus.(some col.) maps. bibliography. index. Book
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Allen, Susan Heuck
Classical Spies: American Archaeologists with the OSS in World War II Greece
Classical Spies is the first insiders account of the operations of the American intelligence service in World War II Greece. Initiated by archaeologists in Greece and the eastern Mediterranean, the network drew on scholars personal contacts and knowledge of languages and terrain. While modern readers might think Indiana Jones is just a fantasy character, Classical Spies discloses events where even Indy would feel at home: burying Athenian dig records in an Egyptian tomb, activating prep-school connections to establish spies code-named Vulture and Chickadee, and organizing parachute drops.Susan Heuck Allen reveals remarkable details about a remarkable group of individuals. Often mistaken for mild-mannered professors and scholars, such archaeologists as University of Pennsylvanias Rodney Young, Cincinnatis Jack Caskey and Carl Blegen, Yales Jerry Sperling and Dorothy Cox, and Bryn Mawrs Virginia Grace proved their mettle as effective spies in an intriguing game of cat and mouse with their Nazi counterparts. Relying on interviews with individuals sharing their stories for the first time, previously unpublished secret documents, private diaries and letters, and personal photographs, Classical Spies offers an exciting and personal perspective on the history of World War II. 420p.bibliography.index. Author inscription, else fine Book
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Zalokosta, Christou [Chrestou P. Zalokosta.]
Pindos : He Epopoiia Stin Alvania
Classic book based on the experiences of the heroic Greek forces in Albania at the outbreak of World War II. [Undated Date stamp for] 1977. Ex-library copy. Text block complete, but almost separated from covers. Usual library marks. DJj shabby and scuffed. Ex-Library
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Zalokosta, Christou [Chrestou P. Zalokosta.]
Pindos : He Epopoiia Stin Alvania
Classic book based on the experiences of the heroic Greek forces in Albania at the outbreak of World War II. Undated [c 1977 ?] Clean, tight ,unmarked text bloc except for missing title page k nut the titl rpage os , ffep mssing Ex-Library
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Diamantopoulou, N & Kyriazopoulou, A
Elleniki Historia Ton Neoteron Chronon Gia Ton ST.taxi Tou Demou Scholeiou (IN GREEK)
Textbook on modern Greek history for 6th grade students in public schools. 196p.lllus (some col.) maps. Text neat and complete, ffep missing, sketch by previous student on last page, else very good.[NO copies found in WorldCat] Book
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Zei, Alki
O Megalos Peripatos Tou Petrou = Petros' War]
Moving story of the Nazi occupation of Greece and the children who resisted the Nazis .Repont of 1st. ed. 247p.Text clean and neat. Minimal marks of library ownership, original wraps a little scuffed Ex-Library
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Gibbons, Floyd
And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight
Lakeside Classics Series.[#112] Edited by Michael S Neiburg with an essay which introduces the reader to America's role in the war and also to the fascinating life of Floyd Gibbons who was the War correspondent of the Chicago Tribuneand whose reports from the front were the basis the book published in 1918.. 345p. illus.index The Lakeside Press Classics series was started in 1903 by Thomas E. Donnelley, [who] believed that a simple book, dignified and well designed, would be an appropriate holiday gift. Beautifully printed on fine paper in a handsome green cloth covered boards, with gilt title and decorations. Small format nice gift volume. Book
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Taktsis,Costas [Kóstas Takhtsís]
The Third Wedding = To Trito Stephani
A gloriously entertaining celebration of the survival skills and spirit of Greek women during WW II and in the aftermath. Translation by Leslie Finer. by Leslie Finer An exceptionally crisp copy - looks unread, DJ spine slightly tanned, one tiny chip., Book
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Clark,Allan
The Fall of Crete
It was one of the most dramatic battles of the Second World War--a truly epic story. For both Allies and Axis powers, Crete offered immense strategic importance for controlling the Mediterranean, with great naval harbors, level areas for airfields, and mountain anti-aircraft positions. How did it happen, then, that in 1941, German paratroopers--outnumbered 5 to 1 and with only a single airstrip for supply and reinforcement--spectacularly overcame thousands of British troops and an even larger contingent from Greece, to hold Crete till war's end? Even more shocking, all the action took place in a mere five days. An expert historian vividly explains British strategic blunders and tactical failures, along with the brazen efforts of the Germans. 192p. illus. bibliography Book
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Kazantzakis,Nikos
The Fratricides
Kazantzakis' last novel." The subject is the Greek Civil War : the Communists and the Monarchists are tearing each other to pieces, brother is killing brother and whole villages decimating themselves in an endless succession of murders. The hero is one of Nikos Kazantzakis most powerful creations : Father Yanaros the Christ-like priest of a small Greek village whose own son is fighting in the parched mountains and who sees his people descending deeper and deeper into savagery. "254p. Book
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Stephens, W. Ray
The Harps of War
It is stated that "Although based on fact and the reminiscemces of the author, the characters in this book are fictional" presumably this was to protect his fellow serviceman in the famous band of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) A rollicking account of Canadian soldiers in World War II as they literally played their way through Italy and Germany and were there for the liberation of Holllnd. "As the band drove into liberated Hilversum,, we were overrun by tearful and cheerful Dutch because we had liberated them. Others would follow but we were the first. 'We are not soldiers,' we explained. 'But you have liberated us." This book also deserves a round of applausa.271p. Book
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Cusack, Veronica
The Invisible Soldier: Captain W.A.P. Durie, His Life and Afterlife
In November, 1915, a shy, cosseted and rather pompous bank clerk left Canada to fight as a lieutenant on the battlefields of Europe. Despite genteel poverty, his mother had raised him to be the heir to both military greatness and aristocratic splendour. She even followed him to Europe in an attempt to manipulate his destiny. But in the awful killing ground of the Ypres Salient, and subsequently at Vimy and Passchendaele, William Arthur Peel Durie came to understand something of the man he was, instead of the man he was supposed to be. Mother was not pleased. When her son died in the trenches of France, Anna Durie could once again control his fate. Despite the dictates of Britain and the Empire stating that soldiers who fell in the Great War must rest with their comrades, she made up her mind to steal his body from its grave in the military cemetery near Lens and smuggle it home to the Toronto family plot. Veronica Cusack has unearthed a treasure trove of letters, memoirs, and war records and used them to brilliantly recreate a soldier finding himself in battle and a woman driven by her maternal obsession.205p. plates Book
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Maclean,Alastair
The Guns of Navarone
Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and catastrophically accurate. Navarone itself, grim bastion of narrow straits manned by a mixed garrison of Germans and Italians, an apparently impregnable iron fortress. To Captain Keith Mallory, skllled saboteur, trained mountaineer, fell the task of leading the small party detailed to scale the vast, impossible precipice of Navarone and to blow up the guns. The Guns of Navarone is the story of that mission, the tale of a calculated risk taken in the time of war. [A story inspired by the Battle of Leros] This novel was the basis of an exciting movie in 1962 Book
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Maclean, Alastair
Force 10 from Navarone
A sequel to the Guns of Navarone. The intrepid heroes, airlifted into wartime Yugoslavia dealt with various complicated and dangerous situations between the competing activities of the Nazis, Chetnicks and Partisans The later movie of the same name was loosely based on this novel.274p. Book
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MacKendrick,Paul
The Greek Stones Speak : The Story of Archaeology in Greek Lands
470p.plates bibliography.,index Donor inscription. Ex-Library
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Minta, Stephen
On a Voiceless Shore : Byron in Greece
292p. bibliography.index Book
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Clogg, Richard (editor)
Balkan Society in the Age of Greek Independence
[Studies in Russian and East European History series] An interesting collection of essays by various authors relating to social and political attitudes and events in Greece,Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Montenegro.Originally delivered at a Symposium organized in October 1977 by the Dept. of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, King's College, University of London. [Includes : The 'untoward event' by C.M. Woodhouse/ Greek society on the eve of independence by Yannis Yannoulopoulos /State and society in the Ionian Islands, 1800-1830 by George Yannoulopoulos / The Greek intelligentsia, 1780-1830 by Peter Mackridge / The Greek mercantile bourgeoisie by Richard Clogg / A Greek mercantile paroikia by Viron Karidis /Society in Serbia, 1791-1830by Stevan Pavlowitch / Bulgarian society in the early 19th century by R.J. Crampton / Montenegrin society, 1800-1830 by Alan Ferguson / Romanian society in the Danubian principalities in the early 19th century by Denis Deletant. 253p. index. Author inscription on title page Book
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Thomas, Donald
Cochrane : Britannia's Sea-Wolf
The controversial Thomas Cochrane, known to many as the "Sea Wolf", is second only to Nelson himself among the heroes and legends of the Royal Navy. Renowned for his daring, skill, and enterprise, Cochrane was much revered by his men and, remarkably enough, later went on to command ships in the navies of Chile, Brazil, Peru, and Greece, providing outstanding leadership in their struggles for freedom. As a Radical Member of Parliament and a staunch supporter of reform in its darkest hour, Cochrane stood on principle rather than on practicality and constantly found himself at the center of political firestorms.383p.maps bibliography, index Book
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Braddock, Joseph
The Greek Phoenix
".begins with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 and ends with the Greek War of Independence" 233p+plates, maps, bibliography. index Book
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Lodwick, John
Aegean Adventure [UK Title - Myrmyda : A Novel of the Aegean
Novel about events on an Aegean island during World War II. [Originally published in the UK as "Myrmyda : A Novel of the Aegean" Methuen 1946] Book
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Sando, Tom
Wild Daisies in the Sand: Life in a Canadian Internment Camp
Wild daisies in the Sand reopens a chapter in Canadian history. This book is a series of diary entries beginning in 1941, when author Tom Sando was imprisoned in concentration camps, first in Petawawa and then Angler, Ontario (just outside Marathon, Ont.) -- a young Japanese Canadian imprisoned only because he was willing to stand and fight for his rights as a Canadian.The author's story, related through a series of his journal entries throughout his years of imprisonment. This is a story of loneliness, fear, and eventually friendship and hope.230p. illus Book
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