The Cyprus Emergency: The Divided Island 1955-1974

by Nick Van Der Bijl

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783462167
• ISBN13: 9781783462162
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"