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Panagiotis Dimitrakis - Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to Middle East Crises - 9781848851306 - V9781848851306
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Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to Middle East Crises

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Description for Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to Middle East Crises Hardback. Since World War I, Cyprus has played a crucial role in British defence strategy. This book introduces research which reveals the true role of British intelligence on the island throughout the twentieth century, particularly during World War II, the 1955-59 Archbishop Makarios and EOKA-led revolt and the 1974 Turkish invasion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3JJ; HBLW; HBW; JWKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Since World War I, Cyprus has played a crucial role in British defence strategy. Panagiotis Dimitrakis here introduces new research which reveals the true role of British intelligence on the island throughout the twentieth century, particularly during World War II, the 1955-59 Archbishop Makarios and EOKA-led revolt and the 1974 Turkish invasion. He sheds fresh light on the stance of both Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Foreign Secretary James Callaghan towards Greece and Turkey in the turbulent 1970s, and provides important new perspectives on the 1978 Egyptian hostage crisis at Larnaca Airport and the research is based throughout on primary ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848851306
SKU
V9781848851306
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About Panagiotis Dimitrakis
Panagiotis Dimitrakis is an historian based in Athens, Greece. He completed his PhD in War Studies at King's College, London and is the author of 'Greece and the English: British Diplomacy and the Kings of Greece' (2009) and 'Greek Military Intelligence and the Crescent - Estimating the Turkish Threat: Crises, Leadership and Strategic Analyses, 1974-1996' (2010).

Reviews for Military Intelligence in Cyprus: From the Great War to Middle East Crises
'In Military Intelligence in Cyprus Panagiotis Dimitrakis takes the reader on a fascinating grand tour of the history of British intelligence and strategy in the eastern Mediterranean. His book is a valuable and authoritative contribution to the growing literature on Britain's secret wars.' - Joseph Maiolo, Senior Lecturer in International History, Department of War Studies, King's College, London; ... Read more

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