“Η Κύπρος αποτελεί το πρώτο βήμα προς το Αιγαίο” είχε δηλώσει στις αρχές του 1975 ο Τούρκος υπουργός Εξωτερικών Μελίχ
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Κατηγορία: war
Autumn 1944: Violence in Athens – Αιματηρές συγκρούσεις και βία στην μετέωρη Αθήνα του Φθινοπώρου του 1944
Εισαγωγή Ιστορικοί όπως ο Στάθης Καλύβας (1) και ο Ανδρέας Γερολυμάτος θεωρούν ότι ο εμφύλιος πόλεμος άρχισε το 1943, η
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Η “ισοπαλία” του Θουκυδίδη
“…στις ανθρώπινες σχέσεις, τα νομικά επιχειρήματα έχουν αξία όταν εκείνοι που τα επικαλούνται είναι περίπου ισόπαλοι σε δύναμη και ότι,
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August Macke’s untimely death: 26 September 1914
August Macke was born in 1887 and died in September 1914 in the trenches of Champagne, at the age of
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An out of date military dogma urgently needs change
The military dogma of the USA that Turkey is a strategic ally must change. It has outgrown its utility and
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How Turkey plays Greece in the Evros border incident: Tit for Tat
Two Greek military officers have been arrested on the 1st of March allegedly because they entered Turkish territory without permission.
Continue readingOn “Absolute” and “Total” War
Introduction In the context of an online course I am taking, I recently read von Clausewitz’s “On War” and from
Continue readingThe battle of Marathon, 490 BC
The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that
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Smyrna, September 1922: When Paradise turned into Hell
“THE TURKISH cavalry presented a magnificent spectacle as it cantered along the waterfront. The horsemen sat high in their saddles,
Continue readingHappy Valentine’s Day!
To the Women and Men on Earth and beyond, I wish the happiest Valentine’s Day Love is a hard, difficult
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