"Going to War in Greece 1897" Topic
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KTravlos | 12 Nov 2014 4:56 a.m. PST |
This free book is a pretty cool contemporary war correspondents account of the Greek-Ottoman War of 1897. It gives a picture of the dreadful condition of the Greek Army (giving a good idea of the scale of the Venizelist reforms), and of the fighting on the greek side, and a interesting window into a place that is familiar and yet distant to a modern greek. Highly recommended. It was an easy read. link |
D6 Junkie | 12 Nov 2014 5:34 a.m. PST |
Thanks, will check it out! |
Texas Jack | 12 Nov 2014 6:00 a.m. PST |
I just had a look at this and the writing is rather unconventional for the time, I will definitely give this a read. Thanks for the link! |
ChrisBBB | 12 Nov 2014 10:06 a.m. PST |
Also there is this G W Steevens, "With the conquering Turk: confessions of a bashi-bazouk" link Which contains a choice quote that is equally offensive to both nations involved: "It was a race for defeat between [Greek] cowardice and [Turkish] apathy, and cowardice won." I tried to capture this in my Domokos scenario in BBEB. The Turks get to be Passive and General-less, so their attacks will be suitably slow and uncoordinated. The Greeks, meanwhile, are Raw and Fragile, so it doesn't take much for Greek units to head south. Some colourful troops appear: white-fezzed Albanian Gheg irregulars and the Mauser-armed Adrianople brigade for the Turks; evzones and red-shirted Garibaldisti for the Greeks. This is actually a good game, despite being a straight attack-defence, as the Greeks still get to maneuver quite a bit. They have the option of posting some units forward of their line to fight delaying actions. They will also no doubt want to move reserves left or right during the battle. Molon labe!
GTW1 Greco-Turkish War 1897 Domokos map by bbbchrisp, on Flickr Chris
Bloody Big BATTLES! link |
William Warner | 12 Nov 2014 11:25 a.m. PST |
If you can find a copy, The War Dispatches of Stephen Crane (edited by R. W. Stallman and E. R. Hagemann, published 1964 by New York University) includes fascinating accounts of the Greco-Turkish War, as well as the Spanish-American and Boer wars. A hundred pages are devoted to the Greek war. |
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