Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940-45 [electronic resource] : Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean /
Tamkin, N.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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-September 1944 -- The Balkans, 1944-45 -- Russia, the Caucasus, and the Straits, October 1944 to July 1945.
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.
Europe-History.
History, Modern.
Russia-History.
Europe, Eastern-History.
World politics.
Great Britain-History.
Military history.
European History.
Modern History.
Russian, Soviet, and East European History.
Political History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Military.