"On balance the Greek communists have only themselves to blame for loosing the Greek Civil War" Discuss
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TUTORIAL PAPER TWO: "On balance the Greek communists have only themselves to blame for loosing the Greek Civil War" Discuss The decade of the 1940s which bought not only occupation but also Civil War to Greece, was certainly one of the darkest periods in its long history of struggles. Some historians have argued that the Greek communists only had themselves to blame for loosing the civil war, however due to the complex circumstances of the conflict it is difficult to ignore many of the other factors which also played a large part. Both the lack of unity of the communists, and also the rival of other resistance groups played a major role in their defeat. Furthermore the Greek Civil War occurred during the period of the Cold War where anti communist sentiments were rife and as a result many outside forces such as the United States, Britain and Yugoslavia all...


