Britain and the Greek Colonels

Accommodating the Junta in the Cold War

Bibliographic Data

ID19966255
AuthorsAlexandros Nafpliotis (0000-0002-2832-8652, corresponding author)
Year2012
Publication date2012-12-07
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueBritain and the Greek Colonels (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherLondon School of Economics and Political Science (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5040/9780755625833
OpenAlexW1511660424
ISBN9780755625833
LanguageEN
Citations received10

At the apex of international Cold War tension, an alliance of Greek military leaders seized power in Athens. Seven years of violent political repression followed in Greece, yet, as Cold War allies, the Greek colonels had continued international support - especially from Britain. Why did the Wilson and Heath governments choose to pursue an alliance with these military dictators? Alexandros Nafpliotis' book examines British foreign policy towards Greece, exposing a guiding principle of pragmatism above all else. This is the first systematic study of Britain and the Junta to be based on newly-released National Archive documents, US and Greek sources and personal interviews with leading actors. Britain and the Greek Colonels is a comprehensive history of international diplomacy and realpolitik in the Cold War period

Foreign policy · Political science · Politics · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Law

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