ABSTRACT
The first major political biography of General Ioannis Metaxas, who assumed dictatorial power in Greece in 1936 and oversaw the resistance to the Italian invasion in the Second World War. As a political portrait of the man, the book puts much emphasis on the early career of Metaxas and his journey to state power, from 1920 to 1936. Drawing heavily on original Greek sources, the book makes extensive use of Metaxa's diary, his correspondence, and the evidence of his close friends and associates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|32 pages
Formative Years: School, Military Training, Cultural and Political Influences
part II|82 pages
Soldiering and Diplomacy: Rapid Professional Advancement and Growing Political Involvement, 1910–25
part III|51 pages
Prelude to Power: The Momentum of Leadership
part IV|36 pages
Radical Reformer and Wartime Leader, Architect of Military Victory