Birth of the Cold War
Irregular warfare first blood in Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5723967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew R Novo (National Defense University, corresponding author), Andrew Novo (College of International Security Affairs (CISA), National Defense University (NDU), Washington, DC, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-61 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2018.1554338 |
| OpenAlex | W2941149454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
While often held up as a model of successful American counterinsurgency, the Greek Civil War presents a unique case. Peculiar local conditions and geopolitics contributed to the defeat of communist forces in Greece. A firm British and later American commitment to combating communism stood in contrast to ambiguous support from the Soviet Union in an area they considered outside of their sphere of influence. Strong nationalist feeling among the Greek population buttressed support for the government and undermined the ‘internationalist’ concessions of communist forces. These characteristics make the extrapolation of broader lessons focused on victory through the application of overwhelming American resources and the financing of local forces problematic. If lessons are to be gleaned from this case, they should focus on the critical roles played by internal political dynamics and geopolitics in undermining the strength of the insurgent forces and how these provided a stable platform from which the counterinsurgents could operate
Autocracy · Communism · Democracy · Geopolitics · Nationalism · Peacetime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Victory · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · Law
The Long Peace
Foreign Relations of the United States
The Metaxas Myth
Moscow’s Cold War on the Periphery
The Political and Diplomatic Background to the Metaxas Dictatorship, 1935-36
The Greek Paradox
In a Rather Emotional State'? The Labour Party and British Intervention in Greece, 1944-5
Agriculture in a Restrictive Environment
Containment
The Origins of the Greek Civil War
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |