 Toynbee carefully draws the attention to the conditions that brought both sides to commit atrocities.His account, as a witness, to the criminal acts of Greek civilians, soldiers, militia on the Turkish civilians during the retreat of Greek forces should motivate readers not to limit their knowledge to above description.US Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters 1919 - 1924, US Navy Department Library, white paper by the Inter Allied Commission of Enquiries, 1921.