Diogenes' Lamp
Please join hosts Tom, Basil, and other friends of the pod, navigate Hellenic history, culture and other niche and forgotten historical events, all while being constantly reminded of the depravity, uprightness, and incompetence of men. Good laughs are always welcome.
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Diogenes' Lamp
Ep. 37: Civil War, the SOE & the Plaka Agreement
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Hey Everyone!
On today's episode, we'll zoom in on the hierarchical structure British intelligence/resistance operations inside of occupied Greece, take a look at the fallout from the ongoing inter-Ahndartiko conflict, and end the episode with the Plaka Agreement which ended the *first* round of the Greek Civil War....
Enjoy!
Sources:
Red Acropolis, Black Terror- Andre Gerolymatos
Greece, 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War - Harris Vlavianos
Inside Hitler's Greece - Mark Mazower
Greece, The Decade at War, Occupation, Resistance & Civil War- David Brewer
The Withered Vine, The Communist Insurgency in Greece -Charles Shrader
A History of the Greek Resistance in the Second World War: The People's Armies-Spyros Tsoutsoumpis
Please Support Dr. Tsoutsoumpis's new book, for now in Greek language only.
EDES & ELAS: The Popular Armies of the Resistance: