The German occupation is undoubtedly one of the most dramatic periods in modern Greek history. Its historical analysis brings to light questions that must be answered with a calm and unideological perspective, allowed by the distance of time.

How can the capitulation of Tsolakoglou to the Germans be evaluated today? What was the role of King George? What was the role of the occupation governments? If Greece had been left under absolute German military administration, what would its face be today? Why did the Italians cancel the dispatch of a legion of Greek fighters to the Russian Front?

What happened in the Ionian Islands? Why did the Germans foster the conflict among resistance organizations? What was the role of the British during the German army's withdrawal from Greece, especially from the Greek islands? Why did the Germans unilaterally declare Athens an open city?

All these and many other questions are answered and documented through historical moments and official records, in a new, revisionist interpretation of the events of the time.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]