Dekemvriana
Greece
Truman Doctrine: How America Helped Greece Avoid Falling into Soviet Orbit
The 1947 Truman Doctrine was crucial for Greece to avoid falling into the sphere of Soviet influence while the country was ravaged by the Civil War (1946-1949)
Greece
Dekemvriana: The Clashes Between Greeks that Led to the Civil War
December 3, 1944 saw one of the bloodiest and most polarizing incidents in the history of the Greek civil war. Known as "Dekemvriana" (from December, the month it began),the Athens tragedy has come to characterize the period of horrific...