That Greece might still be free : the Philhellenes in the war of independence /

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"When in 1821 the Greeks rose in violent revolution against the rule of the Ottoman Turks, waves of sympathy spread across Western Europe and the United States. More than a thousand volunteers set out to fight for the cause. William St Clair meticulously researched and highly readable account o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: St. Clair, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2008.
Edición:New ed., rev., corr. and with additional illustrations and updated bibliography /
Temas:
1821-1829
Philhellenism.
Philhellénisme.
Military participation > Foreign
Philhellenism
Greece > History > War of Independence, 1821-1829 > Participation, Foreign.
Grèce > Histoire > 1821-1829 (Guerre de l'Indépendance) > Participation étrangère.
Greece
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction to the New Edition
  • 1 The Outbreak
  • 2 The Return of the Ancient Helleness
  • 3 The Regiment
  • 4 Two Kinds of War
  • 5 The Cause of Greece, the Cause of Europe
  • 6 The Road to Marseilles
  • 7 Chios
  • 8 The Battalion of Philhellenes
  • 9 The Battle of Peta
  • 10 The Triumph of the Captains
  • 11 The Return Home
  • 12 The German Legion
  • 13 Knights and Crusaders
  • 14 Secrets of State
  • 15 Enter the British
  • 16 Lord Byron Joins the Cause
  • 17 â€?To Bring Freedom and Knowledge to Greeceâ€?
  • 18 Arrivals at Missolonghi19 The Byron Brigade
  • 20 Essays in Regeneration
  • 21 The New Apostles
  • 22 The English Gold
  • 23 The Coming of the Arabs
  • 24 The Shade of Napoleon
  • 25 â€?No freedom to fight for at homeâ€?
  • 26 French Idealism and French Cynicism
  • 27 Regulars Again
  • 28 A New Fleet
  • 29 Athens and Navarino
  • 30 America to the Rescue
  • 31 Later
  • Appendix I: Remarks on Numbers
  • Appendix II: The Principal PhilhellenicExpeditions
  • Bibliographies
  • Notes
  • 1. The Outbreak
  • 2. The Return of the Ancient Hellenes
  • 4. Two Kinds of War5. The Cause of Greece, the Cause of Europe
  • 6. The Road to Marseilles
  • 8. The Battalion of Philhellenes
  • 10. The Triumph of the Captains
  • 11. The Return Home
  • 12. The German Legion
  • 13. Knights and Crusaders
  • 14. Secrets of State
  • 15. Enter the British
  • 16. Lord Byron Joins the Cause
  • 17. â€?To Bring Freedom and Knowledge to Greeceâ€?
  • 18. Arrivals at Missolonghi
  • 19. The Byron Brigade
  • 20. Essays in Regeneration
  • 21. The New Apostles
  • 22. The English Gold
  • 23. The Coming of the Arabs
  • 24. The Shade of Napoleon25. â€?No Freedom to Fight for at Homeâ€?
  • 26. French Idealism and French Cynicism
  • 27. Regulars Again
  • 28. A New Fleet
  • 29. Athens and Navarino
  • 30. America to the Rescue
  • Index

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