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Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII
- Title
- Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII / diary by Theodore Electris ; translated with commentary by Helen Electrie Lindsay.
- Author
- Electris, Theodore.
- Publication
- Minneapolis : Scarletta Press, [2008?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D807.G8 E44 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Lindsay, Helen Electrie.
- Description
- 230 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 23 cm
- Summary
- "Written on the Knee is a compilation of writing and images offering a unique eyewitness account of the Greek-Italian conflict of WWII. At its heart is the fascinating and heartrendering diary of a newlywed doctor, Theodore Electris, suddenly torn from his wife and immersed in a bloody war of attrition in the rugged Albanian mountains. Almost every diary entry mentions his "sweet wife," Chrysoula, but also describes the immediate frustrations and horrors of the conflict. Despite knowing from the prologue that "Phaedia" survives, the diary entries crease a tension that compels readers to keep moving with him, page after page."
- "Written on the Knee is a book for every history buff and every person of Greek extraction. The three hundred Spartans and other great heroes of ancient Greece have their modern counterparts in the Greek army, which valiantly defended its homeland in the freezing graveyard of the Albanian mountains. The same valorous spirit found throughout Greece's history shines through in this gripping diary of one homesick doctor on the front lines."--Jacket.
- Subjects
- Greece
- Physicians
- 1939-1945
- World War > (1939-1945)
- Electris, Theodore > Diaries
- Journaux intimes
- Diaries
- Personal narratives > Greek
- diaries
- Greece > Stratos (Corporate Name)
- Greece > Stratos > Medical personnel > Diaries
- Griechenland
- Albania
- Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Soldat
- Military campaigns
- Medical personnel
- Medical care
- Physicians > Greece > Diaries
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Greek
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Albania
- World War, 1939-1945 > Medical care > Greece
- Genre/Form
- diaries.
- Diaries
- Personal narratives – Greek
- Diaries.
- Journaux intimes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219).
- Contents
- Introduction / Louis de Bernières -- Historical Context: The State of Europe in 1940 -- Diary by Dr. Theodore Electris -- How Chrysoula Got Her House Back -- Aunt Elli's Poem -- An Abridged History of Greek Involvement in World War II -- Historical Note: Albania -- Maps and Memorabilia.
- ISBN
- 9780979824937
- 0979824931
- LCCN
- 2008034296
- OCLC
- ocn213452335
- 213452335
- SCSB-1491885
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library