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Blood and Tears: Greece 1940-1949 a Story of War and Love
by Papavizas, George C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1889247049
- ISBN 13
- 9781889247045
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: American Hellenic Institute Foundation, 2002. Signed (first name only) and inscribed by author on fep. 8vo size navy blue clothbound hardcover with bright gilt titles under dust jacket; 313 pages plus section of black and white photographs on glossy stock. From jacket: "(This book) is a powerful autobiography set in the turbulent decade of 1940s Greece... Leaving his idyllic western Macedonian village as a teenager to begin university studies in Solonika in the fall of 1940, the author experienced the patriotic fervor that brought rare unity to the Greeks and the euphoria that swept the Hellenic nation to resounding victories against Mussolini's invading army." Jacket has light wear and edgewear to jacket. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001023
- Title
- Blood and Tears: Greece 1940-1949 a Story of War and Love
- Author
- Papavizas, George C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1889247049
- ISBN 13
- 9781889247045
- Publisher
- American Hellenic Institute Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- signed; autobiography; interwar; Greece; Greek; 1940s; War; Civil War; soldiers;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; War; Autobiography and Memoir;
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