The aim of the thesis is to analyze the relationship between British guerrilla warfare and espionage operations as well as their impact upon the Greek resistance. Within this context the contribution to the Allied war effort of the espionage and sabotage groups that operated in occupied Greece will also be examined. / Part one of this study includes an historical background covering the period preceding the occupation of Greece and an account of the development of British intelligence organizations to 1939. Part two examines the reorganization of the British intelligence services after the outbreak of the Second World War and the establishment of the Special Operations Executive. / In addition, emphasis is placed on the deployment of the British intelligence services in the Middle East. Part three discusses the development of the Greek resistance and the implementation of guerrilla warfare in the mountains as well as the activities of the espionage and sabotage groups in the main cities and towns of occupied Greece. Part four includes the conclusions and bibliography.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.70236 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Gerolymatos, André |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of History.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001259638, proquestno: AAINN72192, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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