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Title: Kings of the Hellenes: The Greek Kings 1863-1974 by John Van Der Kiste ISBN: 0-7509-2147-1 Publisher: Sutton Publishing Pub. Date: October, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: very dry and uninteresting
Comment: As a 1st generation greek-american I was initially very excited to read this, but found it very difficult to get through. I waited chapter after chapter, hoping it would flow better but found it difficult to get through. It's such a shame as I've got every reason to read it.

Rating: 4
Summary: The Hellenic monarchy: if it's Greek to you, read this book.
Comment: This book provides an excellent overview of the history of the Greek monarchy.

How exactly did the Greek people come to be reigned over by a Danish prince and his heirs? Did a King of Greece really die from a monkey attack? The story of the Greek monarchy has a good mixture of everything that intrigues the typical royal-watcher, and Van Der Kiste tells it well.

You might find it refreshing that, in the chapters dealing with World War One, Van Der Kiste doesn't take a typical (jingoistic) pro-Allied stance. He presents the Hellenic involvement in that war from a Greek royalist perspective.

If the book is lacking, it's in the final chapters. As the author points out, a historian can only do so much justice to a topic as fresh as the royal family's current standing. The subject of the Greek monarchy in the past 60 years could fill another book.

Overall, this is a fine addition to Van Der Kiste's body of work, and a good starting point for anyone researching the subject.

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