The Withered Vine: Logistics and the Communist Insurgency in Greece, 1945-1949

by Charles R. Shrader

An explanation of the failure of the Communist insurgency in Greece between 1945 and 1949, this study provides a striking lesson in what happens to an armed revolutionary movement when it lacks adequate manpower and logistical resources, and is divided against itself on such basic matters as foreign policy and the employment of its military capabilities. During the period of 1945-1949, the Greek Communist Party was split into competing factions,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275965449
• ISBN13: 9780275965440
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"