'As the first major account of politics on the island during the Second World War, this book represents a tremendously important contribution to the modern history of Cyprus. Deftly weaving together a number of different narrative threads, Anastasia Yiangou presents a comprehensive and expertly argued account of how Cyprus's wartime experiences formed the basis of the contemporary political situation on ... Read morethe island.' - James Ker-Lindsay, Eurobank EFG Senior Research Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe, London School of Economics and Political Science; 'This book will surely take its place as a seminal contribution to our understanding of the trajectory of Cyprus's tangled politics in the twentieth century.' - Robert Holland, Emeritus Professor of Imperial and Commonwealth History, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London Show Less