Tag: Modern Greek History

WWII Novel Explores Lives of Greek Women Under Nazi Occupation

A novel titled “Krisanthi’s War: In Hitler’s Greece” chronicles the life of three women who must band together to survive

September 27, 2022

Book Covers Impact of Greek Revolution on Making of Modern Europe

“The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe” is the latest book by Mark Mazower, a historian and

November 17, 2021

Yale University Hosts Discussion on Greek Revolution, Diaspora in North America

2021 marks the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek revolution, the struggle against the Ottoman Empire. The 10-year war with the

November 5, 2021

“Once We Were Here” A Story of Oxi Day

As World War II intrudes upon their home, three young friends in Greece risk everything for freedom, love and a

October 26, 2021

Yes, Greece Really Did Save the World

An author’s note on holes in history, a Greek-American debut novel and a holiday that honors the memory of those

October 20, 2021
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Greek Streets of Istanbul Through One Man’s Eyes

For centuries, even after the 1453 fall of Constantinople, a Greek population flourished in the city whose name eventually changed

January 14, 2020

On This Day January 18, 1982: Monotonic Greek Becomes Official

During the 1980s, Greece was in the midst of its first socialist government under prime minister Andreas Papandreou who implemented

January 18, 2018

Book of the Week: Paradise Lost, Smyrna 1922: The Destruction of Islam’s City of Tolerance

Paradise Lost: Smyrna 1922 is one of the most important books written about the war and subsequent burning of Smyrna

July 14, 2014

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