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1977"The efforts of the British philhellenes in the Greek War of Independence have never been forgotten by the Greeks. The British themselves, however, have been slow to honour their fellow-countrymen who fought for the first of the new nation states to achieve independence in the nineteenth century. In this account of the movement at home and in the field, Mr. Woodhouse shows that it did not consist merely of Byron plus an entourage of eccentrics, ruffian, and romantics, though there were plenty of all three. They were part of an international movement of protest in which nationalism, religion, radicalism and commercial greed all played a part, as well as sentiment and pure heroism. This is an attempt to widen the context." 264p. bibliography. index Book
2007Comprehensive, detailed, beautifully illustrated guide to Greece, 399p. illus. maps. index Book
2009Comprehensive, detailed, beautifully illustrated guide to Greece, 399p. illus. maps. index Book
1994"The Pan Principle is the story of a woman's travels in search of a variety of sites sacred to the god Pan in Greece. Pan, half-goat, half-man, is the only god who is said by the ancients to have died. The mystery of his supposed death is discussed as the various shrines and areas connected to him are examined. His earliest territory was the little-visited province of Arcadia. From there his worship and reputation spread with Greek and Roman culture. Pan's appeal has always been an enduring one, both to his worshipers and later writers who have identified him with a variety of figures" 305p. bibliography. index Book
1975Fictional biography of Aspasia of Miletus and her love for Pericles.468p. Book
1996Three women of Greece : Artemis, an ailing matriarch who clings rigidly to the old ways, Juliet, an Englishwoman contentedly married to a Greek man, and Irene, the Australian wife of Artemis's son, who has to leave her marriage child, and a culture that will not make room for her. Irene cannot stay in Greece, neither can she properly leave, Wherever she goes a part of her is pulling in the other direction, so no country can lay claim to her, no place is truly home. . Gillian Bouras. seamlessly weaves fact and fiction to widen her view on displacement. 247P. Book
2005An exhaustive analysis of the various linguistic, political and religious attitudes and activities of different "Macedonian" immigrants in Australia. By examining how the inter-communal controversies arose in Australia it also reveals much about the complicated ethnic mixtures of the Balkan states and the ways in which they were politically exploited even in their new environment.387p. illus. bibliography. index Book
1972First edition of standard text on the contribution of the Philhellenes to the War of Greek Independence. 412p. plates.bibliography.index Book
1982Guide to Northern Greece (including a chapter on Mt.Athos) including archaeology, history and travel. 189p+ Plates [some col.) maps, bibliography, index Paper age-toned, else fine. Book
1995Guide to the lovely beaches, resorts and history of the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, with delightful drawings to illustrate the places 132p. illus. index. [9 copies found in WorldCat] Book
2001"The 'Macedonian-Question' has always been at the heart of Balkan politics. The small, landlocked territory in the southern Balkans has been contested by its four neighbours - Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania - during and since the demise of the Ottoman Empire." "This collection of essays by prominent international authors seeks to redefine the new Macedonian Question, and to shed light on the complex recent history of the old socialist republic within the second Yugoslavia and its successor state. It includes important analyses of the politics, international relations and recent history of the region, as well as of the complex ethnic and religious divisions of the modern Macedonians."Collection of essays on the complexities of ethnic, historical and political situations in FYROM and the Balkans by James Pettifer, Evangelos Kofos, Hugh Poulton,Elisabeth Barker, Nina Dobrkovic, Kyril Drezov, Jens Reuter, Stefan Troebst, Reginald Hibbert, Tom Winnifrith, K Gligorov, Nina Smirnova and others. xxxvi, 311p.maps. index. Remainder mark. else new Book
2000Joice Nankivell was born in Australia and during her long and eventful life was in Ireland during the troubles, joined with her husband Stanley Loch in the Quaker missions that were sent to help the Polish devastated by World War I, and then to Greece to assist with the population displaced from Asia Minor. After which she and her husband settled into an old Byzantine tower at Prosforion, on the border with Mt.Athos where she established a rug weaving workshop for the refugee women. During World War II she helped Jewish refugees get to Israel.. Well deserving her status as "the most decorated Australian woman." 360p.plates[some color] maps Book
1993Based on signal books and otherdocuments relating to the Allied Military Mission in Macedonia. It covers: Part I. Macedonia in 1943: the Background to the Documents of 1944. Part II. Macedo nia in January to June 1944, with citations of the documents.Part III. Disruption due to the German drive and recovery in West Macedonia. Part IV. Noah's Ark and the aftermath. It also reveals the nationalistic and political schisms of the local participants that resulted in the Greek Civil War that followed. 214p. illus. index.. Book
1943Moving account by an American journalist who was an eye-witness to the suffering of the ordinary people and the devastation caused in the Balkans and Greece by the German invasion in 1941. (X2) 353p. Maps on end papers. Donor inscription, else near fine. Book
1985Comprehensive guide, by a battery of impressive experts, to the ancient sites visited on the famous Hellenic Cruises in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa.414p+ 4 leaves of colour plates. maps ,diagrams. Maps on end papers, Two handouts laid in Book
1983Comprehensive guide, by a battery of impressive experts, to the ancient sites visited on the famous Hellenic Cruises in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. 414p. maps,,diagrams. maps on end papers Book
1969Comprehensive guide, by a battery of impressive experts, to the ancient sites visited on the famous Hellenic Cruises in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. 308p. maps, diagrams. C[3 copies found in WorldCat] Book
1970Comprehensive guide, by a battery of impressive experts, to the ancient sites visited on the famous Hellenic Cruises in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. 326p. maps, diagrams. [7 copies found in WorldCat] Book
1928Fictional biography of Alcibiades (this novel is a kind of sequel to her previous book "Immortal Marriage" which dealt with Pericles and Aspasia of Miletus ) 452p. Neat, tight unmarked copy Book
1981Idiosyncratic picaresque novel recounting the comic antics of the Olympian Gods. 262p. Spine a little sun faded, else fine. Book
1949Discussion of Communists and the Civil War Greece. 258p.Book plate of previous owner inside cover. Some fading along spine, else fine. Book
1994Comprehensive account of naval activities in the Aegean during WW II. 191p. photographs (B & W.) Maps.Bibliography,Index Book
1961Description of the encounter in 1941 between the Royal Navy and the Italian Fleet off Cape Matapan, Greece during WW II. "In March 1941 Britain faced the Axis powers alone. Her army was still in disarray after Dunkerque, her fleet was stretched to the uttermost. It was in this context that, 100 miles off Cape Matapan in Greece, there was fought an action in which the Italian fleet was so signally defeated that it never voluntarily offered battle again so long as the war lasted. The engagement, the first major fleet action since Jutland a quarter of a century earlier, was of historical significance for two reasons; it was the first time carrier-borne aircraft had played a vital role, and the first time that the use of radar was of preponderant importance in a large-scale fleet action. Here is an account of Matapan which, illustrated by unfamiliar action photographs, will satisfy the expert no less than it will engross the general reader." 183p. plates.index Book
1985On 26 April 1944, Generalmajor Karl Kreipe, commanding the German forces occupying Crete, left H Q at Heraklion for his perisonal quarters. He never arrived. Instead, he was driven past 24 of his own guard posts, acknowledging the sentries'salutes while a hidden British officer pressed a gun into his side. 20 days later Kreipe and his chief abductors - Major Patrick Leigh-Fermor and the author - reached British-held Cairo. One of the finest true adventure stories of the last war, this justly famous book describes the secret landings, the plan, the stalking and victim. Moss's sharp eye brings to life the national characteristics of thw German solider, the British officer, and the Cretan andarte - characteristics which often showed themselves all too strongly during the day of "monotony, and sweat, and thirst, and sickening fear' in the mountains, hiding from a huge Nazi manhunt. The tale (based on Moss's own diaries) is told with humour and tolerance and, the fear and discomfort forgotten, is today remembered as one of romantic valour. The exploit earned even the Germans' grudging admiration, and showed them that their most exalted commanders were not safe from death or capture. 192p. illus. Withdrawn from the Royal Canadian Military Institute, Ex-Library with usual marks. Solidly rebound with original paper wraps laminated to boards. Ex-Library
1950On 26 April 1944, Generalmajor Karl Kreipe, commanding the German forces occupying Crete, left H Q at Heraklion for his perisonal quarters. He never arrived. Instead, he was driven past 24 of his own guard posts, acknowledging the sentries'salutes while a hidden British officer pressed a gun into his side. 20 days later Kreipe and his chief abductors - Major Patrick Leigh-Fermor and the author - reached British-held Cairo. One of the finest true adventure stories of the last war, this justly famous book describes the secret landings, the plan, the stalking and victim. Moss's sharp eye brings to life the national characteristics of thw German solider, the British officer, and the Cretan andarte - characteristics which often showed themselves all too strongly during the day of "monotony, and sweat, and thirst, and sickening fear' in the mountains, hiding from a huge Nazi manhunt. The tale (based on Moss's own diaries) is told with humour and tolerance and, the fear and discomfort forgotten, is today remembered as one of romantic valour. The exploit earned even the Germans' grudging admiration, and showed them that their most exalted commanders were not safe from death or capture. 192 p. plates,maps Book