Saturday 12 January 2013

Britain and the Greek Colonels



Here's a book which could be interesting.

"Britain and the Greek Colonels, Accommodating the Junta in the Cold War"

Alexandros Nafpliotis, the author, writes:

"My first book (largely based on my PhD research), on British foreign policy towards Greece in the turbulent late 1960s and early 1970s, has now been published.

Here’s the description of the book:

At the apex of international Cold War tension, an alliance of Greek military leaders seized power in Athens. Seven years of violent political repression followed in Greece, yet, as Cold War allies, the Greek colonels had continued international support – especially from Britain. Why did the Wilson and Heath governments choose to pursue an alliance with these military dictators? Alexandros Nafpliotis’ book examines British foreign policy towards Greece, exposing a guiding principle of pragmatism above all else. This is the first systematic study of Britain and the Junta to be based on newly-released National Archive documents, US and Greek sources and personal interviews with leading actors. Britain and the Greek Colonels is a comprehensive history of international diplomacy and realpolitik in the Cold War period".

1 comment:

  1. Thank you for the mention.

    For those who are interested, more information on the book is available here:

    http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/publications/books/2012/BritainAndTheGreekColonels.aspx

    Thank you,
    Dr Alexandros Nafpliotis

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