{"product_id":"the-greek-connection-the-life-of-elias-demetracopoulos-and-the-untold-story-of-watergate-9781612198286","title":"The Greek Connection: The Life of Elias Demetracopoulos and the Untold Story of Watergate","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanning from WWII to the Cold War and beyond  this is the magnificent . . . triumphant biography of the investigative journalist  resistance fighter  and whistle blower who helped expose the Watergate scandal (Doris Kearns Goodwin  author of Leadership)  He was one of the most fascinating figures in 20th-century political history. Yet today  Elias Demetracopoulos is strangely overlookedeven though his life reads like an epic adventure story . . .  As a precocious twelve-year-old in occupied Athens  he engaged in heroic resistance efforts against the Nazis  for which he was imprisoned and tortured. After his life was miraculously spared  he became an investigative journalist  covering Greeces tumultuous politics and Americas increasing influence in the region. A clever and scoop-hungry reporter  Elias soon gained access to powerful figures in both governmentsand attracted many enemies. When the Greek military dictatorship took power in 1967  he narrowly escaped to Washington DC  where he would lead the fight to restore democracy in his homelandwhile running afoul of the American government  too.  Now  after a decade of research and original reporting  James H. Barron uncovers the story of a man whose tireless pursuit of uncomfortable truths would put him at odds with not only his own government  but that of the Truman  Eisenhower  Kennedy  Johnson  Nixon  Ford  Carter and Reagan administrations  making him a target of CIA  FBI  and State Department surveillance and harassmentand Greek kidnapping and assassination plots American authorities may have purposefully overlooked.  A stunning feat of biographic storytelling  sweeping from World War II to the Cold War  Watergate and beyond  The Greek Connection is about a lifetime of standing up for democracy and a free press against powerful special interests. It has much to teach us about our own eras abuses of power  dark money  journalist intimidation  and foreign interference in elections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665869791285,"sku":"ByrdShop_1612198287","price":47.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781612198286.jpg?v=1782411457","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-greek-connection-the-life-of-elias-demetracopoulos-and-the-untold-story-of-watergate-9781612198286","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}