The book at hand aims to document a significant historical period, specifically the German Occupation in Greece, which is unknown to the newer generations.

A period during which Greece will suffer immeasurable material destruction and human losses, the looting of the country's economy, as well as its cultural treasures by the occupying forces.

The author, with a well-founded and scientifically rigorous writing style, highlights known and unknown facets of that period, particularly focusing on Germany's current obligations towards Greece.

These include war reparations and compensations, the return of stolen cultural treasures, as well as the occupation loans that were paid to Germany and remain "uncollected promissory notes," even though around 80 years have passed since then.

Many questions remain unanswered, timeless and pressing:

• Why has the Greek state been unable to effectively claim this enormous financial magnitude of the occupation loans from Germany?
• What is the reason that has prevented governments, political parties, and those who have staffed and continue to staff them from demanding the practical requirement and payment of the occupation loans?
• Why do they not demand the payment of old debts that our country is entitled to, but prefer to beg for external "aid," "alliances," and new loans that enslave it?