Andreas Markessinis is one of the world's most renown specialists in the fascist regime established by Ioannis Metaxas in Greece (1936-1941). Hailing from the same Greek island Metaxas came from, Markessinis has extensively researched and studied this obscure topic for years.
Besides authoring dozens of articles, essays and papers, he has written 5 books on different aspects of this dark episode of Greece's modern history. Some of his books have been published in major languages such as English, French and Spanish.
Since the year 2000, he also runs the Metaxas Project research website, which is the Internet's largest resource site on the Metaxas dictatorship. This project aims to propel a serious and unbiased scientific study on the 4th of August regime.
Through articles, insights, reports, videos, academic papers, essays and opinion, the website brings forth a reliable, indepth and voluminous database covering all aspects of the fascist experience in Greece.
Besides his scholarly books and his authoritative website on the Metaxas regime, Andreas Markessinis also manages Pelekys, an independent and small publishing house dedicated to release niche books on modern Greek history.
Through it he has published books by other authors and historians such as Markos Vallianatos, and has revivified old publications originally issued by the 4th of August state.