In the first elections after the Greek Civil War in 1950, the Liberals were elected, who with Plastiras and Venizelos ruled the country democratically for two years. Under pressure from the Americans, the electoral law was changed so...

According to the Neo-Platonist Salustios, myths are things that "never happened, but always are." It is commonly known that the ancient history of Greece is marked by myths and legends. Less well known, however, is the fact that...

The Greek Left has had a decisive influence on some periods of Greek history in the 20th and 21st centuries. While the resistance in the Second World War still offered the chance to build a Greece with less clientelism, the British...

Geschichte der Insel Zypern von Richter, Heinz A.

This study is a short comprehensive version of several long studies that have appeared over the years as Peleus volumes. It contains chapters on the most important historical events that occurred in Greece between 1900 and 1939,...

Die griechische Linke hat einige Perioden der griechischen Geschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts entscheidend geprägt. Heinz A. Richter untersucht ihre Entwicklung von 1900 bis in die Gegenwart vor dem jeweils allgemeinen historischen...

The defense systems of Germany and France in World War II along the Maginot Line and the Westwall are generally known and well researched in Western Europe. That the Metaxas Line is the Greek equivalent is hardly known. Much has been...

This "Concise History of Modern Cyprus" addresses itself to readers interested in Cyprus who want to learn more than what can be found in guide books or perhaps in newspapers but does not have the time to delve into the history of this...

Heinz A. Richter's new study sheds light on the importance of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles before and during the First World War. From the development of Anglo-Russian relations to the start of the war and Turkey's entry into it, the...

Dieser Band der griechischen Geschichte beschreibt die Entwicklung zwischen dem Vertrag von Varkiza im Februar 1945, der die bewaffnete britische Intervention und den Bürgerkrieg im Dezember 1944, die sog. Dekemvriana, beendete, bis zum...

Im Jahr 2014 jährt sich der Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges zum 100. Mal. Im Gegensatz zu Darstellungen in deutscher Sprache zu den Ursachen des Krieges und den Ereignissen an den Fronten im Westen und im Osten sind Veröffentlichungen zu...

Besides Greek history, the history of Cyprus is one of Heinz A. Richter's main areas of research. Among other works, he has published a three-volume History of Cyprus (Peleus 109-111) in the same book series. This volume brings together...