[...] After the end of World War I (1918), Turkey was among the defeated (having allied with Germany). This gave the opportunity to the alliance of the victorious powers (England, France, Greece, Italy, Russia) to gain control of Asia Minor as loot. The Alliance broke up, and each of the Powers acted in its own interests in Asia Minor. Italy was the first to land troops in the region with the aim of occupying it.
The Prime Minister of England, Lloyd George, convinced Clemenceau (France) and Wilson (USA) to use the Greek army to contain the Italians. Greece accepted, seeing in this operation an opportunity to fulfill the dream of the people, the Great Idea.

In the presentations of Sir Michael Llewelyn Smith and other distinguished scientists published herein, the history of the movements of foreign powers in Asia Minor and their influence on our army's tragic defeat is exposed. [...]

(excerpt from the publication)

The texts included are:
- Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith, former Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Greece, author of the book "The Ionian Vision": "The Role of England in the Asia Minor War"
- Manolis Glezos, greeting. "Could the Asia Minor Campaign have been victorious?"
- Titos Athanasiadis, journalist, former Director of the newspaper "APOGEVMATINI", author of the tribute to the Asia Minor War "From Epic to Destruction": "The Involvement of the Great Powers in the Asia Minor War"
- Ioannis Michailidis, Assistant Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: "Greece's Dependence on the Great Powers in the 19th Century and the early 20th Century"
- Konstantina E. Botsiou, Associate Professor at the University of Peloponnese: "Asia Minor War: From the Allied Campaign to the Greco-Turkish Conflict"
- Dr. Ioannis S. Papfloratos, International Relations Professor at the National Defense School: "The Role of France, Italy, and Russia in the Asia Minor War"
- Mikis Protopapadakis, Electrical-Mechanical Engineer, former Member of Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Minister: "The Actions of the Franco-Levantines of Smyrna for the Expulsion of Greeks from the City".

The Conference at which the presentations that follow were presented took place at the Museum of the City of Athens on 9-10/12/2011.