dwarfing even Xerxes’s Persian invasion of Greece in 480 B.C. Brilliant planning, overwhelming naval support, air superiority, and high morale ensured the successful landing of 160,000 troops on ...

There is, however, a useful chapter on the influence, real or perceived, of the German campaign in Greece on preparations for Operation Barbarossa, Hitler’s invasion of Russia. Despite this Swastika ...

It became increasingly clear that a German invasion of Greece was imminent. For Germany, this was not so much to assist the Italians, but to protect the Rumanian oilfields and secure their ...

Xerxes had spent years planning his invasion of Greece. It was to be his 'divine punishment' for his father Darius' crushing defeat at Marathon in 490 BC. Now, a decade later, he had spared no ...