Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940-45: Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean

Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940-45: Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean

by N. Tamkin
Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940-45: Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean

Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940-45: Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean

by N. Tamkin

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Overview

This book draws on the latest archival releases – including those from the secret world of British intelligence – to offer the first comprehensive analysis of Anglo-Turkish relations during the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on Turkey's place in the changing relationship between Britain and the Soviet Union.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349306961
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 07/23/2009
Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History
Edition description: 1st ed. 2009
Pages: 267
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

NICK TAMKIN is a member of Christ's College, Cambridge, and has taught at University College London, UK and the University of Hertfordshire. This is his first book.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Turkey During the Period of Anglo-Russian Antagonism, June 1940 to June 1941 The Balkan Front, October 1940 to April 1941 Turkey and Britain's War in the Middle East, May 1941 to November 1942 The Churchill Factor: November 1942 to April 1943 Turkey and the Anglo-Soviet Alliance, June 1941 to September 1943 The Eastern Mediterranean, in Peace and War: May to October 1943 Alliance Diplomacy and the Rise of Anglo-Turkish Antagonism, October 1943 to September 1944 The Balkans, 1944-45 Russia, the Caucasus and the Straits, October 1944 to July 1945 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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