Cyprus In World War Ii

Author : Anastasia Yiangou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857733641

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Cyprus in World War II by Anastasia Yiangou Pdf

World War II marked a pivotal point in the history of Cyprus, yet surprisingly, this period of the island's history has been little studied to date. Anastasia Yiangou here provides the first major study of the impact of World War II on the political development of Cyprus. In doing so she traces shifting Cypriot attitudes to the war and the formation of a triangular conflict in the island between the Left, Right and British colonial power. She explains how the British and Cypriots fought a war alongside each other, yet remained far apart in discussions on the future of the island. Yiangou's original and compelling analysis highlights how the post-1945 landscape of Cypriot political struggles was shaped by forces set in motion during the war itself.

Author : Marios Siammas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9783031441493

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Cyprus and its Regiment in the Second World War by Marios Siammas Pdf

This book explores the role of the Cyprus regiment, a military unit of the British Army, in the Second World War. Highlighting the contribution of Cyprus to the war effort, the book contributes to the limited historiography on the military engagement of Cyprus in the Second World War. Through an analysis of British official records and interviews the author aims to provide the required chronological and contextual placement of events involving Cyprus and the Cyprus Regiment. By drawing upon veterans’ narratives and operational insights, the book offers a personal view and assessment of the Second World War period. The book covers a number of themes, including the recruitment of Cypriots to the British Army and the training they received, the establishment of the Cyprus Volunteer Force, the experiences of Cypriot soldiers while serving in multiple countries, and the wider impact of the war on Cyprus, economically, socially and militarily.

Author : William Mallinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Cyprus
ISBN : 0755625528

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Britain and Cyprus by William Mallinson Pdf

"Cyprus after World War II was - and continues to be - a focal point for diplomatic and military negotiations and disagreements between both local and international powers. In 'Britain and Cyprus', William Mallinson, a former British diplomat, has selected from a wealth of documents drawn from the National Archives, skilfully combining the chronology of events with vital themes and motifs. Several of these documents have been obtained directly from the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence, thanks to the help - and pressure - of the Information Commissioner, under the Freedom of Information Act. Its blend of documentation with incisive exploration and analysis makes this book an invaluable resource for all those interested in the politics of the Eastern Mediterranean, British history and in the process of policy formulation."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Author : Sheila Lecoeur
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857714992

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Mussolini's Greek Island by Sheila Lecoeur Pdf

A powerful and unique study of the realities and long-term impact of occupation, "Mussolini's Greek Island" reveals the Italian dictator's imperial vision, the mechanisms of Italian occupation and its tragic consequences. The small island of Syros is a vital entry-point illuminating Italian imperialism - its ethos, fascist connection, pretension and administrative achievements, marred by famine. Here Lecoeur examines the devastating effects of war and occupation on the local community - starvation, corruption and survival - and, drawing on local archives and interviews with survivors, offers new insight into this crucial but little known episode. Enriching our understanding of Mussolini's hegemonic visions and the mechanisms of occupation, a key issue of our times, this path-breaking book will appeal to scholars of fascism, World War II and military occupation in general.

Author : Edward J. Erickson,Mesut Uyar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Amphibious warfare
ISBN : 1732003084

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Phase Line Attila by Edward J. Erickson,Mesut Uyar Pdf

"This monograph will prove to be one of the more valuable works ever written on the efficacy of modern era amphibious warfare. While many students of military affairs have assumed that large-scale forcible entry amphibious operations are a thing of the past, the authors have done an outstanding job, in just eight concise and well-written chapters, to demonstrate how amphibious warfare, in combination with other joint operations, can prove decisive on modern-day battlefields. Covering a little-known combat operation that incredibly involved two neighboring North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies--Greece and Turkey--the 1974 battle known in Turkey as Operation Star Drop-4 and erroneously in the West as Operation Attila, took place on the perpetually restive island nation of Cyprus. Moreover, the authors have finally brought to light what is "arguably only one of two such [amphibious] operations" fought since 1945 that involved a substantially opposed landing. The operation also included the heavy use of airborne, airmobile, naval surface, and other follow-on armored forces that proved decisive toward relative Turkish success on Cyprus in 1974"--

Author : James Ciment
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1488 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317471868

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Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II by James Ciment Pdf

Thoroughly revised to include 25 conflicts not covered in the previous edition, as well as expanded and updated information on previous coverage, this illustrated reference presents descriptions and analyses of more than 170 significant post-World War II conflicts around the globe. Organized by region for ease of access, "Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, Second Edition" provides clear, in-depth explanations of events not covered in such detail in any other reference source. Including more than 180 detailed maps and 150 photos, the set highlights the conflicts that dominate today's headlines and the events that changed the course of late twentieth-century history.

Author : Ian Dear,Michael Richard Daniel Foot
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0195340965

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The Oxford Guide to World War II by Ian Dear,Michael Richard Daniel Foot Pdf

"First published in 1995 as The Oxford companion to the Second World War "--Verso.

Author : R. Scott Sheffield,Noah Riseman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108424639

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Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War by R. Scott Sheffield,Noah Riseman Pdf

A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.

Author : Christopher Sutton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319334912

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Britain’s Cold War in Cyprus and Hong Kong by Christopher Sutton Pdf

Linking two defining narratives of the twentieth century, Sutton’s comparative study of Hong Kong and Cyprus – where two of the empire’s most effective communist parties operated – examines how British colonial policy-makers took to cultural and ideological battlegrounds to fight the anti-colonial imperialism of their communist enemies in the Cold War. The structure and intentional nature of the British colonial system grants unprecedented access to British perceptions and strategies, which sought to balance constructive socio-political investments with regressive and self-defeating repression, neither of which Britain could afford in the Cold War conflict of empires.

Author : A. James
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781403900890

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Keeping the Peace in the Cyprus Crisis of 1963–64 by A. James Pdf

During the Cold War the small state of Cyprus was of great strategic importance to the West. Britain, the United States, and Nato all had valuable installations there; and any armed conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots could easily suck two nearby Nato members - Greece and Turkey - into war. When therefore, intercommunal fighting broke out in Cyprus in December 1963, the West was deeply embarrassed. This book examines the consequential efforts of, first Britain, and then the UN, to keep the peace.

Author : William Mallinson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857730732

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Cyprus by William Mallinson Pdf

In the troubled island of Cyprus, the national interests and rivalries of Greece and Turkey still collide, the population remains divided between the Greek and Turkish communities and the country is still a cat's paw of outside powers - especially the USA and the now resurgent Russia - as it has been since the acquisition of the island by Britain in 1878. Global rivalry between the great powers and Cyprus's vitally strategic position in the Eastern Mediterranean - a 'listening post' in the Cold War and even today - has meant that the populations have never been free to shape their own destinies which have been constantly influenced by great power interests. These are problems that have been brought into sharp focus by Cyprus's entry into the European Union. William Mallinson's book is a fast-moving and incisive narrative history which portrays Cyprus as a continuing source of international tension in the Mediterranean and beyond. It features the latest source material from the recently released National Archive, vivid interviews with key players, even reports which raise awkward and embarrassing questions. His critical eye uncovers the underlying story of American and British involvement in the island's affairs, first as a key territory in Cold War politics with its close proximity to the Middle East and Asia and now as a key asset in the 'war on terror'. Mallinson's new insights and revelations on the period leading up to and following the Turkish invasion in 1974, when Greece and Turkey - both NATO members - were on the brink of war are fascinating and make essential reading. Henry Kissinger is seen to be even more the master puppeteer, pressuring Britain not to give up her bases. Mallinson examines how after the Turkish invasion Kissinger planned the abortive Annan Plan to divide the island and how he regarded the retention of Cyprus as vital for a future solution of the Arab-Israeli problem. For Kissinger Cyprus was the important square on the 'world chequer-board' while British influence continued to decline and her independence in foreign policy was virtually non-existent. Mallinson also explores how Turkey's drive to join the EU will affect not only stability in Cyprus but also the whole region, as Russia's influence in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean expands. So, in William Mallinson's words, 'Cyprus lies [still] at the epicentre of this whole geopolitical merry-go-round'.

Author : Filip Slaveski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108840255

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Remaking Ukraine after World War II by Filip Slaveski Pdf

Examines Soviet Ukraine's long transition from war to 'peace' after World War II, and the bitter struggle for land, food and power.

Author : Christos P. Ioannides
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498582032

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Cyprus under British Colonial Rule by Christos P. Ioannides Pdf

This study examines British rule in Cyprus from 1878 to 1954. The author analyzes the cultural and religious dimensions of Cypriot responses to British rule and the ways in which Greek Orthodox culture was a primary conduit for resistance to the colonial system.

Author : Judith A. Byfield,Carolyn A. Brown,Timothy Parsons,Ahmad Alawad Sikainga
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107053205

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Africa and World War II by Judith A. Byfield,Carolyn A. Brown,Timothy Parsons,Ahmad Alawad Sikainga Pdf

This volume offers a fresh perspective on Africa's central role in the Allied victory in World War II. Its detailed case studies, from all parts of Africa, enable us to understand how African communities sustained the Allied war effort and how they were transformed in the process. Together, the chapters provide a continent-wide perspective.

Author : Eugene K. Keefe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Cyprus
ISBN : UVA:X001643930

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Area Handbook for Cyprus by Eugene K. Keefe Pdf