A Business of Some Heat: The United Nations Force in Cyprus Before and During the 1974 Turkish InvasionThe island of Cyprus, long troubled by inter-communal strife, exploded onto the world stage with the Athens-inspired coup against President Makarios and Turkey's invasion that followed. This resulted in the partition of the Island, which was policed by UNFICYP under the most testing conditions. These dramatic events are described here for the first time in this book which examines the political and military background, the Greek and Turkish forces and the make-up and operations of the multi-national UN Force. The difficult situation was further complicated by the Yom Kippur War and the rapid despatch of a significant part of UNFICYP to Egypt. |
Contents
CHAPTER THIRTYFOUR NOT BOMBS BUT MESSAGES | |
CHAPTER THIRTYFIVE THE TURKISH LANDINGS | |
CHAPTER THIRTYSIX UNFICYPS REACTIONS | |
CHAPTER THIRTYSEVEN | |
CHAPTER THIRTYEIGHT | |
CHAPTER THIRTYNINE BRITISH FORCES NEAR EAST | |
CHAPTER FORTY THE ALARMING PROSPECT | |
CHAPTER FORTYONE TURKEYS OPERATION CONTINUES | |
1974 | |
ARMS | |
FORCE REDUCTIONS | |
PART THREE YOM KIPPUR AND OPERATION DOVE | |
PART FOUR FOOLS BY HEAVENLY COMPULSION | |
ROUND | |
JUNTA | |
CHAPTER TWENTYEIGHT COUP DÉTAT | |
CHAPTER TWENTYNINE PRESERVING INTERCOMMUNAL | |
CHAPTER THIRTY ESCAPE FROM THE CLUTCHES OF | |
CHAPTER THIRTYONE PUPPET PRESIDENCY | |
CHAPTER THIRTYTWO | |
PART FIVE A WANT OF HUMAN WISDOM | |
CHAPTER FORTYTWO TURKISH CYPRIOT SURRENDERS | |
FORTYTHREE | |
PART SIX CUSTODIAN OF THE ORPHAN CHILD | |
COAST | |
OTHER TASKS 23 JULY 9 AUGUST | |
OPERATIONS | |
SECOND TURKISH OFFENSIVE | |
TURKISH OFFENSIVE 14 16 AUGUST 1974 | |
OCTOBER 1974 | |
POSTSCRIPT | |
UN CHAIN OF COMMAND AND CONTROL AND | |
NOTES | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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