Salvation and catastrophe : the Greek-Turkish War, 1919-1922 / edited by Konstantinos Travlos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Travlos, Konstantinos, 1981- editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greco-Turkish War, 1921-1922.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 424 pages) : illustrations, maps

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Other Title:

Greek-Turkish War, 1919-1922

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2020]

Summary:

"Between 1919 and 1923, the last aftershock of the First World War was fought between Greece and the nascent Turkish nation. On its centenary, the contributions in this volume analyze the onset, conduct, and aftermath of this last of the wars of the Great War"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Konstantinos Travlos

Profiling the Political and Military Leaders of the War / Oner Akgul

The Correlates of Obsession: Selectorate Dynamics and the decision of Venizelos for military intervention in Asia Minor / Konstantinos Travlos

The Asia Minor Catastrophe: The causes of the Greek defeat. / Dionysios Tsirigotis

The Greek Military Strategy in the Asia Minor Campaign, 1919-1922: An Application of Clausewitz's Theory on Culmination / Ioannis Nioutsikos

Decisive Battles of the Asia Minor Campaign 1921-1922 / Edward J. Erickson

Legacy of the Stormtroop: The Influence of German Assault Troop Doctrines in the Great Offensive / Doruk Akyuz

Life in the Rear: The Muslims of Greece during the Anatolian War (1919-1922) / Stefanos Katiskas

Kemalism on the march: Greece's military campaign in Asia Minor as Turkey's birth act / Markos Troulis

The Greek-Turkish War and the Waves of Migration: Redemption or Devastation? / Deniz S. Sertand Fulya Turkmen

The Tale of Karamanlıs: Inbetween the Two Worlds / Nazli G. Ozdil

Between Memories of Persecution and Refugee Experience: The Armenians in Greece in the Aftermath of the Greek-Turkish War / Merih Erol

Conclusion / Edward J. Erickson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-9787-3017-9

1-4985-8508-6

OCLC:

1191457902