G F Abbott: 4 books

George Frederick Abbott (born 1874, died 13 March 1947 at Tunbridge Wells) was an English war correspondent and author. Abbott was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, taking the degree of B.A. in 1899.In 1900 he was sent by Cambridge University to Macedonia to make studies in the folk-lore of...

This vintage book contains a complete and coherent view of the complicated circumstances that made Greece, during the World War I, the battle-ground of rival interests and intrigues. “Greece And The Allies, 1914-1922” will appeal to those with an interest in the First World War, offering fascinating...

Mr. Abbott deals with his subject in all its aspects, and presents for the first time to the British public a complete and coherent view of the complicated circumstances that made Greece, during the War, the battle-ground of rival interests and intrigues, from which have grown the present troubles.

First published in 1925, this thoughtful volume constitutes an excellent English introduction to one of the great ancient historians. Originating from its author’s re-reading of Thucydides during World War I, it sought to place Thucydides not as the production of a remote world, but instead of one...