The Greek Civil War, 1947 - 1949: Lessons for the Operational Artist in Foreign Internal Defense

Abstract

This monograph presents a case study of the efforts of the United States government in helping Greece to defeat its Communist insurgency in the late 1940s. The United States conducted a foreign internal defense mission, providing the Greeks economic and military aid, plus civilian and military advisors. This monograph centers on the military advice that the United States provided to the Greek military during the period 1947-1949. It begins by reviewing the build-up of the Greek Civil War and the events that lead to the United States' involvement in that conflict. The paper then examines the major campaigns of the war and how political and military events impacted on the outcome of those campaigns. The monograph then concludes with recommendations for operational artists involved in future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284240

Entities

People

  • Frank J. Abbott

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Military Advisors
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.