The Resource Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII, diary by Theodore Electris ; translated with commentary by Helen Electrie Lindsay
Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII, diary by Theodore Electris ; translated with commentary by Helen Electrie Lindsay
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- 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."-
- Language
-
- eng
- gre
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
- Contents
-
- Maps and Memorabilia
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780982458440
- Label
- Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII
- Title
- Written on the knee
- Title remainder
- a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII
- Statement of responsibility
- diary by Theodore Electris ; translated with commentary by Helen Electrie Lindsay
- Subject
-
- World War (1939-1945)
- Medical care
- Diaries
- Greece, Stratos -- Medical personnel -- Diaries
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Albania
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Greek
- Electris, Theodore
- Physicians -- Greece -- Diaries
- Greece, Stratos (Corporate Name)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Greece
- Personal narratives -- Greek
- Albania
- Greece
- Physicians
- Medical personnel
- Military campaigns
- Electris, Theodore -- Diaries
- Language
-
- eng
- gre
- eng
- 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."-
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Electris, Theodore
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D807.G8
- LC item number
- E44 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Lindsay, Helen Electrie
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Electris, Theodore
- Electris, Theodore
- Greece
- Greece
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Physicians
- World War, 1939-1945
- Medical care
- Medical personnel
- Military campaigns
- Physicians
- Albania
- Greece
- Label
- Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII, diary by Theodore Electris ; translated with commentary by Helen Electrie Lindsay
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Maps and Memorabilia
- 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
- Control code
- 732606270
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780982458440
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Note
- LIBRARY COPY INCLUDES UNLIMITED USER PERPETUAL ACCESS TO EBOOK
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)732606270
- Label
- Written on the knee : a diary from the Greek-Italian front of WWII, diary by Theodore Electris ; translated with commentary by Helen Electrie Lindsay
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Maps and Memorabilia
- 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
- Control code
- 732606270
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Extent
- 1 online resource (230 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780982458440
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Note
- LIBRARY COPY INCLUDES UNLIMITED USER PERPETUAL ACCESS TO EBOOK
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)732606270
Subject
- Albania
- Diaries
- Electris, Theodore
- Electris, Theodore -- Diaries
- Greece
- Greece, Stratos (Corporate Name)
- Greece, Stratos -- Medical personnel -- Diaries
- Medical care
- Medical personnel
- Military campaigns
- Personal narratives -- Greek
- Physicians
- Physicians -- Greece -- Diaries
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Albania
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Greece
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Greek
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