My Road to Ithaca
eBook - ePub

My Road to Ithaca

A Twentieth Century Small History

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

My Road to Ithaca

A Twentieth Century Small History

About this book

An autobiography, this book is about the events and personalities of one hundred years of modern legends through the eyes of one who has lived it, stated in a uniquely opinionated manner. It includes wars and whores, the inside of business and politics on several continents, with unexpurgated revelations of individuals known to nearly everyone who lived during those times or learned about them since. Royalty, film figures, heads of state, corporate tycoons, and politicians parade through the pages as part of the author's daily life. Twentieth century history comes alive with experiences in Baltic wars, Adolf Hitler's inner circle, Greek government coups, CIA mercenaries in Africa, American heiresses, and the privileges of diplomatic office. Related by one born into riches and relegated to poverty, the narrative progresses via family scoundrels, political involvements, and escape and escapades in America. An unintendedly adventurous life from wealth and privilege to penniless, left with the asset of a brilliant mind to tell the story.

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Yes, you can access My Road to Ithaca by Michael Panayotopoulos,Beverly Bunn in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze sociali & Biografie nell'ambito delle scienze sociali. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Photo credits
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. ITHACA
  8. 1. Proussa, Asia Minor
  9. 2. Statesman vs. Monarch
  10. 3. The Greek Swimmer Founds a Fortune
  11. 4. The Split, a Disunited Greece
  12. 5. Serres: Ninety Men Equal One Division
  13. 6. Thessalonica Hospital
  14. 7. Reporting for Duty and a Duel
  15. 8. A Dozen White Sheets
  16. 9. End and Aftermath
  17. 10. Greece’s Due, Lost
  18. 11. The Greek and Goering
  19. 12. Family and Business
  20. 13. Rescue from Exile
  21. 14. Prelude to War
  22. 15. Wartime Athens
  23. 16. Escape to Scotland
  24. 17. The Keep at Urquhart Castle, and Gordonstoun
  25. 18. Return to Athens
  26. 19. With the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
  27. 20. Becoming a Mining Engineer
  28. 21. Greek Army Boots and the CIA
  29. 22. The Family Enterprises
  30. 23. A Congo Mercenary
  31. 24. The Colonels
  32. 25. Moscow: Blue Jeans in the Diplomatic Bag
  33. 26. Bonn, un post du combat
  34. 27. Six Months Ago, She Was a Man
  35. 28. Phryne and the Playmate of the Month
  36. 29. Emery, Whips and Education
  37. 30. Commercial Women
  38. 31. The Spy
  39. 32. Living the Good Life
  40. 33. The Highest Decoration
  41. 34. Archbishop of the Americas
  42. 35. Apollo, the Jewish Baby
  43. 36. The Cultured and the Culture Minister
  44. 37. The Sabra, and Sophocles
  45. 38. Kissinger’s Doctrine: Greece is Dispensable
  46. 39. Meeting Miss Kim
  47. 40. Job Insecurity
  48. 41. Becoming a Fugitive