Diary of a Disaster: British Aid to Greece, 1940-1941

by Robin Higman and Robin Higham

Book Overview

On October 28, 1940, the Italian army under Benito Mussolini invaded Greece. The British had insisted on guaranteeing Greek and Turkish neutrality, despite the fact that Greece was never more than a limited campaign in an unlimited war as far as they were concerned. The British, however, were never quite sure that Greece was not their last foothold in Europe, and they harbored dreams of holding on to this last bastion of civilization and of protecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813192919
• ISBN13: 9780813192918
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher