Who were the mysterious Urartian civilization? What happened in Japan during the rise of the Samurai? What do we know about the forgotten Battle of the Blue Waters? What did Byzantine cuisine include? Why did the American colonists revolt against Britain? How significant was the Irish Question? Was Eleftherios Venizelos' decision to invade Smyrna correct? Where did political instability lead Greece in the 1930s? How did the Germans divide the Balkans after their brutal invasion in April 1941?

You can find answers to these and other interesting topics in the 27 texts on Greek and world history, from antiquity to the mid-20th century, included in this volume, the result of the research and study of collaborators of the electronic magazine Historical Quest, before it evolved into today's eponymous publishing house.