The Greek Connection, James H. Barron
The Greek Connection, James H. Barron
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The Greek Connection
The Life of Elias Demetracopoulos and the Untold Story of Watergate

Author: James H. Barron

Narrator: Robert Fass

Unabridged: 19 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Kalorama

Published: 07/28/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

He was one of the most fascinating figures in twentieth-century political history. Yet today, Elias Demetracopoulos is strangely overlooked—even though his life reads like an epic adventure story . . .

As a precocious twelve-year-old in occupied Athens, he engaged in heroic resistance efforts against the Nazis, for which he was imprisoned and tortured. After his life was miraculously spared, he became an investigative journalist, covering Greece's tumultuous politics and America's increasing influence in the region. A clever and scoop-hungry reporter, Elias soon gained access to powerful figures in both governments . . . and attracted many enemies. When the Greek military dictatorship took power in 1967, he narrowly escaped to Washington DC, where he would lead the fight to restore democracy in his homeland—while running afoul of the American government, too.

Now, after a decade of research and original reporting, James H. Barron uncovers the story of a man whose tireless pursuit of uncomfortable truths would put him at odds with not only his own government, but that of the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations, making him a target of CIA, FBI, and State Department surveillance and harassment—and Greek kidnapping and assassination plots American authorities may have purposefully overlooked.


About James H. Barron

James H. Barron is a journalist, attorney, and founding advisory board member of the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. A creator of the award-winning International Boston Initiative and Atlantic Rim Network, he has taught courses at MIT, led study groups at Harvard's Institute of Politics, and lectured at universities in Paris and Tokyo. Barron lives in Massachusetts with his wife, journalist Marjorie Arons-Barron.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Wayne on September 07, 2022

Extremely well researched. This isn't the type of book that I'm usually drawn to. But as the Author is a friend, I was interested in the result of his 10 years of effort. I now start to understand why this was such an overwhelming project. I found this book well written and interesting. Surprisingly......more

Goodreads review by Philip on February 29, 2020

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