A Concise History of Greece

“Clogg has a good feel for Greece without the temples. He writes about daily life and the laboring poor alongside the great historical events. It’s a straightforward, unadorned narration of modern Greek history, with all the major events stopping along the way to consider what it was like to live at that time, depending on what class or region you came from. He has a very good eye for that, and it’s a very enjoyable read. This one I would take to the beach, definitely. It’s very short.” Read more...

The best books on Modern Greek History

Yanni Kotsonis, Historian