Miracles in Hellas: The Greeks Fight On

by Betty Wason

263 pages

First published January 1, 1943

About the author

Wason was a war correspondent during World War II. She also wrote many cookbooks, and other non-fiction.

Sometimes she is listed in catalogues as Elizabeth Wason. Her married name was Elizabeth Wason Hall.

Reviews

[Anna Coopey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very intriguing with a little bit of neocolonial imposition here and there, mixed with a strong flavour of admiration that I'm suspicious of (and view as a little bit patronising). Am about to dig a little further into Betty Wason, though, to sound her out, and see if she might be a good candidate for BNC.
One thing I will say is that she makes absolutely no mention of Palamas' funeral, or Sikelianos' poetry, despite the central role that they played in resistance during 1942 in Athens (and around Greece). Is this perhaps because of snobbery towards Greek literature? Or did she just not do her job very well? Or, alternatively, was she reluctant to send off poetry that had been a particularly rousing example to communist and fellow-traveller EAM activists?
Hm.

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides]

I'd like to read something about World War II that seems a little less sensationalist. Weirdly, this reminded me a little of Last Letters from Hav.