Europe
Ohi Day explained: how Greece answered Italy’s ultimatum in 1940
US State Department telegrams record the Italian ultimatum of 28 October 1940, the Greek refusal and the first weeks of…
Topic
History
Cyprus
Istanbul pogrom of 1955 explained: what US records show
US State Department records describe the anti-Greek violence of 6-7 September 1955 in Istanbul and Izmir, the police that did…
Greece
How the Dodecanese Became Greek: History, 1923 to 1948
The Dodecanese passed from Turkey to Italy at Lausanne in 1923 and from Italy to Greece in 1947, with union…
Greece
Smyrna 1922 explained: what US diplomatic records show
US diplomatic telegrams from September 1922 record the fall of Smyrna, the fire, the shooting of refugees and the evacuation…
Cyprus
Cyprus problem explained: 1960, 1974 and the UN buffer zone
How the Republic of Cyprus was divided: the 1960 constitution, the violence of 1963, the coup and the Turkish invasion…
Greece
Treaty of Lausanne explained: borders, islands and minorities
The Treaty of Lausanne, signed on 24 July 1923, set the Greek-Turkish frontier, divided the Aegean islands and protected minorities.…
Analysis
Analysis: Chios, 8 October 1996, anatomy of the Mirage 2000 and F-16D dogfight that was never closed
Analysis, 30 years on: what is known about the 8 October 1996 engagement off Chios in which a Turkish F-16D…
Analysis Military & Defense
Operation Varsity: The Allied airborne assault across the Rhine
Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945 placed British and American airborne forces east of the Rhine in support of the…
Analysis Military & Defense
Falklands air war: Sea Harriers, Exocet and the limits of air superiority
The air campaign in the 1982 Falklands War was a contest between Argentine aircraft operating near their mainland bases and…
Cyprus
Manolis Bikakis: The Greek “Rambo” against the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974)
Manolis Bikakis was a member of the 1st Commando Squadron who fought during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.…
Analysis Air Force
Mole Cricket 19: The greatest aerial battle in 50 years
Suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses (SEAD and DEAD operations) is one of the most important operations of an air…
Greece
Greece: “One should not play with the History of the Greeks and one should not play with impunity”
On Sunday and in the context of the events for the 81st Anniversary of the "Battle of the Fortresses" during…