The Military in Greek Politics

by Veremis, Thanos

• ISBN13: 9781551641041
• ISBN10: 1551641046
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Black Rose Books Ltd

Summary

More than tourism, modern Greece is politics. This is a crucial study.

Author Biography

Thanos Veremis, currently the director of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, (ELIAMEP) is also a professor of political science to the University of Athens.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements
Outline Chronology of Greek History since Independence
Introduction	p. 1
The Formation of the Regular Army	p. 12
The Selection and Education of Officers	p. 27
The Military and 'Ethnic Truth'	p. 39
The Impact of the First World War on Civil-Military Relations	p. 50
Self-Images, Professionalism and Patronage in the Officer Corps (1897-1936)	p. 70
The Sensitive Issue of the Army List	p. 90
The Significance of the March 1935 Coup and the Forces behind its Organisation	p. 99
The War and Civil War Cauldron	p. 134
The Post-War Legacy	p. 151
The Colonels Unleashed	p. 159
From Dictatorship to Democracy and after	p. 170
Conclusions	p. 183
Note on the Sources	p. 189
Principal Characters	p. 196
Index	p. 211
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