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The Great Idea and the Catastrophe Part 2: Why did the Greek campaign in Asia Minor fail, and could it have succeeded?

Kemal Atatürk arrives in Smyrna in September 1922, after his armies had torched the Greek, Jewish and Armenian quarters of the city

The Greeks landed in Asia Minor in May 1919, and for two years their campaign went well, defeating Turkish irregular forces and claiming territory. In April 1921, their fortunes began to change. While the Greek army fought v…