The civil war in Greece: the role of the Greek civil war in the International History of the post war era

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The Greek civil war took place between 1943 and 1949. It was one of the most painful episodes of Greek history. This paper will deal with the role of the Greek civil war in the International History of the post war era, especially because it belonged to the transitional period between the end of the Second World War and the start of the Cold War. At the outset, I will show that this war was not merely a domestic issue. I will then describe the characteristics of the Anglo-American interventions in Greece which gave rise to the Greek civil war its international dimensions. Finally, I will show that this conflict was an important episode of the cold war even if the involvement of western powers in it was based on incorrect perceptions of Soviet objectives.

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[...] The origins of the Greek civil war. New-York Smith, Ole L. The First Round, Civil war during the occupation in Close, David H. The Greek civil war, 1943-1950. Studies of polarization. London p.59. Smith, Ole L. The First Round, Civil war during the occupation in Close, David H. The Greek civil war, 1943-1950. Studies of polarization. London p.60 Ibid, p.59 Concernig the British policy towards Greece see Baerentzen, Lars and Close, David H. The British defeat of EAM, 1944-1945 in Close, David H. [...]

[...] Iatrides, John O. Britain, the United States, and Greece, 1945-1949 in David H. The Greek civil war, 1943-1950. Studies of polarization. London p.193. Ibid. Kousoulas, Dimitrios G. The Price of Freedom. Greece in World Affairs, 1939-1953. Syracuse University Press p.106. Close, David H. The origins of the Greek civil war. New-York p.138. Ibid. [...]

[...] EDES received large support from the Greek king and government in exile who feared the increasingly influence of the communists within EAM, and its appeal for a social reform as well as a possible Communist domination of Greece after the liberation. In 1943 the fighting broke out between EAM and EDES. It was the first round of the Greek civil war. The Greek civil war first a clash between internal forces. Like many others countries that experienced occupation many tensions accompanied the reconstruction of a central authority. However, the Greek civil war was not a mere domestic issue. [...]

[...] Fontaine,André. La Guerre Froide in Encyclopedia Universalis Stavrakis, Peter J. Moscow and Greek Communism, 1944-1949. Cornell University Press Stavrakis, Peter J. Moscow and Greek Communism, 1944-1949. Cornell University Press p.48. Concernig purposes of Soviet foreign policy see Nachmani, Amikam. International intervention in the Greek civil war. The United Nations Special Committee on the Balkans, 1947-1952. New-York Keylor, William. The 20th Century World: An International History. 4th ed. OUP p.259 and Stavrakis, Peter J. Moscow and Greek Communism, 1944-1949. [...]

[...] Copenhagen Iatrides, John O. Perceptions of Soviet Involvement in the Greek civil war, 1945-1949 in Baerentzen Lars, Iatrides John O and Smith, Ole L. Studies in the history of the Greek civil war, 1945-1949. Copenhagen p.233. Iatrides, John O. Britain, the United States, and Greece, 1945-1949 in David H. The Greek civil war, 1943-1950. Studies of polarization. London p.208. Concerning the legacy of the war, see Close, David H. The Greek civil war, 1943-1950. Studies of polarization. London chapt 9. [...]