Italy took the Dodecanese islands in 1940, during its ill-fated invasion of Greece. Following the removal of Mussolini in July 1943, Churchill proposed that the Allies 'turn' the Italian governors ...
dwarfing even Xerxes’s Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C. Brilliant planning, overwhelming naval support, air superiority, and high morale ensured the successful landing of 160,000 troops on ...
In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country like it ... Only the threat of invasion by a foreign enemy made the Greeks forget their quarrels and fight on the same side. Their biggest enemy ...
How Greece is affect it ... Stories from Australians who served in World War II, including some who are no longer with us. Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite ...
since the start of the invasion. Russia now occupies and claims to have annexed around a fifth of Ukraine, an area around the size of Greece. Moscow's forces initially stormed through northern ...