Ionian Vision - Greece in Asia Minor, 1919-22

This narrative text presents a comprehensive account of the disaster which has shaped the politics and society of modern Greece.

About the author

Michael Llewellyn-Smith was British Ambassador in Athens in the 1990s and lived in Venizelos' house. He has written books on Greece in Asia Minor (1919-22), the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, and the history and culture of Athens. Venizelos has been a lifelong interest.

Summary

In this volume, Michael Llewellyn-Smith sets the Greek occupation of Smyrna and the war in Anatolia against the background of Greece's 'Great Idea' and of great power rivalries in the Near East.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Llewellyn Smith, Smith Michael Llewellyn
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781787386051
• ISBN: 978-1-78738-605-1
• Illustrations: 6 maps, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index, Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Greece, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), HISTORY / Europe / Greece