Blood and Tears: Greece 1940-1949: a Story of War and Love by Papavizas, George Constantine - 2005

American Hellenic Institute Foundation, Incorporated, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Washington, DC: American Hellenic Institute Foundation, 2002. Signed (first name only) and inscribed by author on fep. 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover with bright gilt titles under dust jacket; 313 pages plus section of black and white photographs on glossy stock. From jacket: "(This book) is a powerful autobiography set in the turbulent decade of 1940s Greece... Leaving his idyllic western Macedonian village as a teenager to begin university studies in Solonika in the fall of 1940, the author experienced the patriotic fervor that brought rare unity to the Greeks and the euphoria that swept the Hellenic nation to resounding victories against Mussolini's invading army." Jacket has light wear and edgewear to jacket. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More

American Hellenic Institute Foundation, Inc, 2005-02-15. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Washington: American Hellenic Institute Foundation, 2005 Book. New Book from Publisher. Hardcover. 1st US Ed... A powerful autobiography set in the turbulent decade of 1940s Greece. Through the eyes of an impressionable and intelligent young man who came of age in a time of world war, foreign occupation, resistance, and civil war, we witness the tragedy and trauma suffered by Greece. While uniquely personal, this is also the story of young Greeks cast unwillingly into the ambivalences and horrors of WWII.The authors descriptions are vivid and convincing. Against a rigorously researched backdrop of the key historical events, we see youthful idealism being forcibly reconciled to the realities of hunger, brutality, dissension, and death. With a keen eye for detail, and reflecting on the mundane as well as the profound, we watch as Greece patriotically fends off foreign invasion and survives years of harsh occupation, but gullibly and disastrously succumbs to the blandishments of utopians..