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Tango0128 Aug 2026 1:42 p.m. PST

" This is Peter Giakoumis's research into Americans of Greek origin who returned to Greece to fight in the Greek military during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. The author's approach is somewhat unusual: the book is less an analysis of the subject and more a collection of newspaper reports. These are at least contemporary, although they inevitably have some challenges. US newspapers report what they see: Greek Americans gathering and supporting the war. There is also the question of bias. US newspapers uniformly broadly supported the Greek position and make no real effort to look objectively at the struggle. That doesn't make it without value, but it has to be read in that context…"


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79thPA Supporting Member of TMP28 Aug 2026 5:44 p.m. PST

Thanks, Armand.

Tango0130 Aug 2026 5:50 p.m. PST

A votre service mon ami…

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