"The Armored in the Greek Army 1920-40" is the title of the study, in the absolute literal sense of the term, by the well-known author Konstantinos Vlassis. And we say in the literal sense, because that's exactly what it's about. The book in question is the ultimate treasure trove of knowledge that examines not just in detail, but thoroughly the subject it deals with.
The extremely interesting, for every student of recent Greek military history, subject of the book is examined by the author thoroughly with numerous references. The book is divided into six parts. The first refers to the introduction of armored vehicles to the Greek Army, to the attempts to form an armored unit, to Greece's attempts to acquire tanks and the refusal of the Germans, Soviets, but also the British and French, to sell them to her, at a time when they were all supplying them abundantly Turkey.
In addition to the above-mentioned originality of the work, which lies in the relatively extensive description of the economic-political-military framework that developed during the period in which the issue of the acquisition of armored vehicles is considered, special value can also be attributed to the fact that for the first time the modern Greek literature provides the reader with the opportunity public, to receive a first in-depth answer through an extensive and combined list of elements and factors, to questions and issues such as the participation of armored personnel in the various movements of the 1920s and 1930s, the dilemma of mechanization or fortification and how it was opposed at that time , the suggestions of Colonel Davakis on the issue of motorization, the issue of the Anglo-French credits secured in 1939, the corresponding development of the tank potential of the Balkan countries and the information that the Greek Staff had, the organization of the similar object of anti-tank defense and the icon a that the GES had formed based on information it received about the armored weapon from the reports it received about the action of the German troops during the operations in Poland and France.
The second, main, part of the book – its appendices – contains a number of extremely interesting testimonies, sources and analyses. There are analyzes by the late Colonel Davakis of the German Blitzkrieg in Poland and France, extensive accounts of the Greek Motorized Cavalry Regiment and attempts to reinforce it with tanks, and much more. The book is the ultimate guide on the specific subject and the author has obviously given a piece of his soul during the writing. A big BRAVO is too little.
AUTHOR:Konstantinos D. Vlassis
EDITION:Trojan Horse 2017
ISBN:978-618-80031-4-9
DIMENSIONS:17 x 24 cm
PAGES:628
CONTENTS
PERIOD I:(May 1919 – October 1933)
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF EQUIPMENT
PERIOD II:(November 1933 – October 1940)
APPENDICES
TABLES
PHOTO ARCHIVE
ENGLISH SUPPLEMENT
SOURCES
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