<p style="text-align: justify;">Foreword Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Greek Foreign Policy and the Macedonian Question: 1878 I. The Eastern Crisis: 1876-78 II. The Balkan Crisis: 1886 III. The Greek Crisis: 1897 2.1903: Annus Mirabili I. The Ministry and the Reforms Before Ilinden II. Ilinden III. The Rhallys Initiative 3. The Macedonian Defence: 1903-07 I. The Dragomises and the Macedonian Defence II. The Ministry After Ilinden: 1903-04 III. The Ministry and the Macedonian Defence 4. The Defence and Greek-Politics I. 1904-1907: Obstacles to the Defence II. 1908-09: The Young Turk and Goudi Revolutions III. Goudi’s favourites: Stephanos and Venizelos Conclusion Bibliography</p>