The book chronicles the Occupation Loan that was forcibly obtained by the Third Reich from the Greece in 1942-1944 and demonstrates why Greece's claim for the repayment of the loan is still valid. To overcome the absence of a normal debt agreement between the two countries, various assessments of its current value are presented and discussed.

Nicos Christodoulakis is Professor of Economic Analysis in the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece, and a Research Associate with the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics, UK. His recent titles include the books Economic Theories and Crises, and Euro or Drachma? on the choices currently faced by the Greek economy. During 2002-2003, he served as Minister of National Economy and Chairman of the Eurogroup.