Download or read book Popular Autocracy in Greece, 1936-1941 written by P.J. Vatikiotis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major political biography of General Ioannis Metaxas, who assumed dictatorial power in Greece in 1936 and oversaw the resistance to the Italian invasion in the Second World War. As a political portrait of the man, the book puts much emphasis on the early career of Metaxas and his journey to state power, from 1920 to 1936. Drawing heavily on original Greek sources, the book makes extensive use of Metaxa's diary, his correspondence, and the evidence of his close friends and associates.