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Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974
Nik Van Der Bijl
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Description for Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974
Paperback. Interest in the much troubled Mediterranean island and Britain's long and continuing presence. The book covers the EOKA Terrorist campaign and the Greek-Turkish disputes and war. Cyprus was the scene of one of the first UN peace-keeping operations, which is still in place today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
The UK has been involved in Cyprus for over 125 years. Strategically placed in the Eastern Mediterranean, it was initially ideal for protection of the Suez Canal and more recently as a 'listening post' for the troubled Middle East and southern flank of NATO. The British faced two serious problems - the first, the Greek Cypriots' desire for Enosis, (union with Greece) and, second, the intense rivalry and antipathy between the Greek and Turkish communities. In 1955 the former resulted in a bitter EOKA terrorist campaign led by Colonel George Grivas. This resulted in ... Read more
The UK has been involved in Cyprus for over 125 years. Strategically placed in the Eastern Mediterranean, it was initially ideal for protection of the Suez Canal and more recently as a 'listening post' for the troubled Middle East and southern flank of NATO. The British faced two serious problems - the first, the Greek Cypriots' desire for Enosis, (union with Greece) and, second, the intense rivalry and antipathy between the Greek and Turkish communities. In 1955 the former resulted in a bitter EOKA terrorist campaign led by Colonel George Grivas. This resulted in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783462162
SKU
V9781783462162
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Ref
99-2
About Nik Van Der Bijl
Nick van der Bijl is a regular author for Pen and Sword with his books on the Falklands War and more recently Operation BANNER (Northern Ireland) and Confrontation.
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