Nikolaos Gerakaris's monumental work is the reference book for the persecutions, abuse, and murders suffered by those who opposed the regime of Eleftherios Venizelos and his foreign collaborators, the French and the British.

First published in 1936, the work of the former Prosecutor of Appeals in Athens is the most detailed book on the extent of the violence with which Eleftherios Venizelos imposed and repeatedly returned to political life in Greece, which was suffering.

The aspect of history I will focus on is the public appearance of the immense extent and irreparable destruction caused to Greek populations, the politics of Venizelos and the associated infamous severity against dissenters, which makes even the torments of the Middle Ages pale in comparison, notes Nikolaos Gerakaris prominently in his preface.

With judicial thoroughness, Gerakaris identifies, lists, and describes the murdered, imprisoned, exiled, and captured individuals caught by Venizelos's foreign allies, the towns and villages destroyed by foreign and domestic raiders, the destruction of private properties, and the persecutions of public officials.

His iconic work is an invaluable historiographical record of the lesser-known, darker side of the National Schism.