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I typically read historical novels of a military nature. I really did not anticipate this book to be that good. At the insistence of a friend I gave it a try. Despite me initial hesitation this turned out to be one of the finest books I have ever read. Its story gives you very detailed look at one woman's struggle to save her family during the greek civil war and the consequences she suffered. This story has something for everyone and is an easy read. I wish I could meet the author just to shake his hand. If you have not read this work then you are doing yourself a discredit.
After the Second World war Greece was ravaged by a brutal civil war , the first shots were against the British , who were seen as a kind of newly arrived occupants. The Greek DAG communist guerrillas, who had bore the burfen of the war against the Germans and Italians, began to create liberated areas, and began attacking in these villages rhey ruled either by ciiperation of the popylation or by force. A not well hnown conglict it left scars on the Greeks to this day. A dreadfull aspect of the conflict was the transfer of children fotom their areas as the Greek Army aided bu the United States took on them .Eleni sttod afainst these orfers and paid the suptreme sacrifice. It is a very sad and pougnant story . I t wiill make you burst into tears, much better than the movie made in 1985. Read and while you read think about your mothers.... lRead full review
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Interesting book from WWII. I had no idea what it was like to be in the mountains of Greece during the war.
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Our Greek-American grandchildren need to know this history. This is one way to teach them!
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A beautifully written true story that not only Greeks need to read.
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