The Cyprus Conspiracy: America, Espionage and the Turkish Invasion
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In 1974 the Greek colonels ousted the Greek-Cypriot leader of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios, and Turkey retaliated by invading and seizing a third of the island. Cyprus remains split in two, like Berlin before the wall came down, bristling with troops and spying bases, and permanently policed by the United Nations. Henry Kissinger claimed he could do nothing to stop the coup because of the Watergate crisis, but this book presents evidence to support the view that it was no failure of American foreign policy, but the realization of a long-term plot. The authors describe the strategic reasons for Washington's need to divide the island. Their account encompasses an international cast of characters that includes Eden, Eisenhower, Nixon, Kissinger, Wilson, Callaghan, Grivas, and the leaders of the two halves of the divided island, Clerides and Denktas.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1860647375
ISBN13:9781860647376
Release Date:August 2001
Publisher:I. B. Tauris & Company
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.91 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Good book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Well written, full of facts and light on 'opinions' - just the way history books should be written.
Excellent Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
When I started reading this book I just couldn't put it down. Excellent reading, informative and well researched. The only critism I have is that I would have liked to have seen more about the role of Rauf Denktash and his TMT (Turkish Resistance Movement)organization and the fact that his design for the partition of Cyprus was the driving force in the conflict between the two communities. The TMT is only mentioned breifly in the book. Rauf Denktash and his TMT were the said "agitators" or instigators of the clashes between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. His murdering of both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in order to get the two parties fighting, and his inflamatory retoric were the main cause of the intercommunal violence of the late 1950's and 1963 - 1968. The book's reference to Turkish Cypriots being forcibly persuaded by thier leaders to move to Turkish enclaves is correct. The leaders the book is referring to is Rauf Denktash and his TMT cronies. He was recruited by Turkey to create a case for the partition of Cyprus.
Great Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Good insight into US foreign policy. This book is factual and very well written. You get a great understanding on how small counties have been used over the years by powerful nations like the US, Soviet Union, and various regional powers in the world.
At last we've hit the jackpot!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Whilst reading the other reviews to this book it just forced me to add my own.What I like to see is people writing books without worrying about whom they upset.Even though the book is brief compared to the actual history that should be included to create a full apprehension of the situation in Cyprus,it hits the most important issues and gives a good understanding of what is going on here.What I don't like to see,is reviews from people who have visited the North of Cyprus for their holidays,purchased a book,and have become historians overnight without having a clue about anythingThank you
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