This classic work by British soldier, politician, and intellectual C. M. Woodhouse (1917-2001) remains internationally one of the best and most comprehensive books on the Greek Revolution of 1821.

A war hero himself, the famous "Chris" or "Monty," a fellow combatant of Napoleon Zerva and Aris Velouchiotis in the resistance against the German Occupation in Greece, displays penetrating insight into the strategic aspects of the Greek-Turkish conflict.

At the same time, with the calmness and sensitivity of a resolute European liberal, he highlights the complex political dimensions of a pioneering national liberation uprising that managed to assert itself as a legitimate revolution despite all the internal and external obstacles of the time.

Woodhouse, one of the few Western philhellenes who never let the –real or imagined– ideals of ancient Greece affect their view of modern Greeks and their love for contemporary Greece, proves here to be bold and astute in his judgments, resourceful in his use of sources, and vivid as a storyteller.

Thus, he offers the modern reader a work that feels fresh, as if it were written just yesterday, worthy of the undying brilliance of its subject.