This study clarifies the nature of Greece's intervention in Asia Minor. It attempts to interpret the decisions of Eleftherios Venizelos and provide a complete picture of the military, political, and diplomatic dimension of the intervention in Ionia, employing a multifaceted approach.

This book crowns the long and systematic study of the foreign policy of Eleftherios Venizelos by academic Konstantinos Svolopoulos, a pioneering and recognized scholar of the era and the subjects under examination.

The publication was made possible with the kind support of the National Foundation for Research and Studies Eleftherios K. Venizelos.