Author: Jan Asmussen

Publisher: I.B. Tauris

Published: 2008-08-30

Total Pages: 384

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Acknowledgements p. XI Introduction p. 1 Literature Review p. 4 1 The Centre of a Pre-Copernican Universe: A Very Short History of Cyprus p. 11 2 The Road to Disaster: Makarios and the Junta p. 15 3 Coup d'etat in Nicosia: The First 48 Hours p. 21 The Evacuation of Makarios p. 36 Contingency Plans and Delaying Tactics p. 39 4 Joint Intervention? p. 49 Kissinger's 'pet idea' - The Clerides Solution p. 56 Downing Street Meeting, 17 July 1974 p. 57 5 'Promoting a solution which will be in US interests', 18 July 1974 p. 65 6 Sisco in Athens and Ankara: Kissinger's Failure to Restrain the Turks, 19 July 1974 p. 75 Makarios at the Security Council p. 87 NATO's Attitude toward the Crisis p. 89 7 'A new ballgame': Turkey's First Military Operation p. 91 8 The First Two 'Ceasefires', 21 and 22 July 1974: The Road to the First Geneva Conference p. 105 The Sinking of the Kocatepe p. 111 Anglo-Turkish Confrontation at Kyrenia, 22 - 23 July 1974 p. 112 9 'A net gain for the West': Political Implications of the Turkish Military Operation p. 117 10 Further Anglo-Turkish Confrontation, 23-26 July 1974 p. 125 Confrontation at Nicosia Airport p. 126 11 Blockade of Northern Cyprus? The First Major Anglo-American Rift p. 133 12 The Danger for Turkish Cypriot Communities p. 139 13 First Geneva Conference, 25-30 July 1974 p. 147 The Eviction of the UN from Kyrenia - Britain Considers Military Intervention p. 162 The Final Phase at Geneva p. 165 14 Between the Talks, 1-12 August 1974 p. 171 15 Second Geneva Conference, 8-13 August 1974 p. 181 The Kissinger Solution - Cantonal Proposal p. 195 'There is no American reason why the Turks should not have one-third of Cyprus' - Final US Efforts to Save the Conference p. 210 The Final Showdown p. 213 16 Stopping the Turks? Final Debates on British/UNFICYP Military Intervention and a Greek Convoy p. 217 17 War, 14-16 August 1974 p. 225 Confrontation at Ayios Nikolaos, 15 August 1974 - The Last Possible Anglo-Turkish Showdown or the 'Trigger-Happy' Commander p. 230 Diplomatic Activities p. 231 The Final Day, 16 August 1974 p. 238 18 Big and Little Lies: Conspiracy Theories Gain Ground p. 241 Anglo-Turkish Collusion or Anglo-Greek Collusion? - The Evacuation of Officers from the British Bases p. 244 'If these attitudes continue we will wash our hands of the whole thing' - The Death of Roger Davies p. 246 19 Permitting Racial Separation: Attempts at Post-Crisis Management p. 249 A Present for Secretary Kissinger - Greek-Cypriot Territory as a Bargaining Chip p. 254 'A hard character with not much charity in his soul' - A Change in Turkish Attitude p. 256 Tyler's Mission to Athens - No Chance for a Solution p. 260 20 Refugees and War Crimes p. 265 Refugees on the British Bases p. 266 Population Exchange p. 272 Exchange of Prisoners p. 273 Missing Persons - and other War Crimes p. 274 21 Beyond the Crisis: Cyprus from Cold War to Annan p. 281 Conclusion: 'There is no nation of maniacs I don't get involved in': Henry Kissinger's Idiosyncratic Methods of Working p. 289 Annexes p. 299 Notes p. 305 Bibliography p. 353 Index p. 361.

Download or read book Cyprus at War written by Jan Asmussen and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2008-08-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgements p. XI Introduction p. 1 Literature Review p. 4 1 The Centre of a Pre-Copernican Universe: A Very Short History of Cyprus p. 11 2 The Road to Disaster: Makarios and the Junta p. 15 3 Coup d'etat in Nicosia: The First 48 Hours p. 21 The Evacuation of Makarios p. 36 Contingency Plans and Delaying Tactics p. 39 4 Joint Intervention? p. 49 Kissinger's 'pet idea' - The Clerides Solution p. 56 Downing Street Meeting, 17 July 1974 p. 57 5 'Promoting a solution which will be in US interests', 18 July 1974 p. 65 6 Sisco in Athens and Ankara: Kissinger's Failure to Restrain the Turks, 19 July 1974 p. 75 Makarios at the Security Council p. 87 NATO's Attitude toward the Crisis p. 89 7 'A new ballgame': Turkey's First Military Operation p. 91 8 The First Two 'Ceasefires', 21 and 22 July 1974: The Road to the First Geneva Conference p. 105 The Sinking of the Kocatepe p. 111 Anglo-Turkish Confrontation at Kyrenia, 22 - 23 July 1974 p. 112 9 'A net gain for the West': Political Implications of the Turkish Military Operation p. 117 10 Further Anglo-Turkish Confrontation, 23-26 July 1974 p. 125 Confrontation at Nicosia Airport p. 126 11 Blockade of Northern Cyprus? The First Major Anglo-American Rift p. 133 12 The Danger for Turkish Cypriot Communities p. 139 13 First Geneva Conference, 25-30 July 1974 p. 147 The Eviction of the UN from Kyrenia - Britain Considers Military Intervention p. 162 The Final Phase at Geneva p. 165 14 Between the Talks, 1-12 August 1974 p. 171 15 Second Geneva Conference, 8-13 August 1974 p. 181 The Kissinger Solution - Cantonal Proposal p. 195 'There is no American reason why the Turks should not have one-third of Cyprus' - Final US Efforts to Save the Conference p. 210 The Final Showdown p. 213 16 Stopping the Turks? Final Debates on British/UNFICYP Military Intervention and a Greek Convoy p. 217 17 War, 14-16 August 1974 p. 225 Confrontation at Ayios Nikolaos, 15 August 1974 - The Last Possible Anglo-Turkish Showdown or the 'Trigger-Happy' Commander p. 230 Diplomatic Activities p. 231 The Final Day, 16 August 1974 p. 238 18 Big and Little Lies: Conspiracy Theories Gain Ground p. 241 Anglo-Turkish Collusion or Anglo-Greek Collusion? - The Evacuation of Officers from the British Bases p. 244 'If these attitudes continue we will wash our hands of the whole thing' - The Death of Roger Davies p. 246 19 Permitting Racial Separation: Attempts at Post-Crisis Management p. 249 A Present for Secretary Kissinger - Greek-Cypriot Territory as a Bargaining Chip p. 254 'A hard character with not much charity in his soul' - A Change in Turkish Attitude p. 256 Tyler's Mission to Athens - No Chance for a Solution p. 260 20 Refugees and War Crimes p. 265 Refugees on the British Bases p. 266 Population Exchange p. 272 Exchange of Prisoners p. 273 Missing Persons - and other War Crimes p. 274 21 Beyond the Crisis: Cyprus from Cold War to Annan p. 281 Conclusion: 'There is no nation of maniacs I don't get involved in': Henry Kissinger's Idiosyncratic Methods of Working p. 289 Annexes p. 299 Notes p. 305 Bibliography p. 353 Index p. 361.