Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940–45

Contents

Preface / viii

Acknowledgements / ix

List of Abbreviations / xi

Introduction / 1
1 Turkey During the Period of Anglo-Russian Antagonism, June 1940 to June 1941 / 19
2 The Balkan Front, October 1940 to April 1941 / 32
3 Turkey and Britain’s War in the Middle East, May 1941 to November 1942 / 51
4 The Churchill Factor: November 1942 to April 1943 / 76
5 Turkey and the Anglo-Soviet Alliance, June 1941 to September 1943 / 107
6 The Eastern Mediterranean, in Peace and War: May to October 1943 / 118
7 Alliance Diplomacy and the Rise of Anglo-Turkish Antagonism, October 1943–September 1944 / 131
8 The Balkans, 1944–45 / 151
9 Russia, the Caucasus and the Straits, October 1944 to July 1945 / 166

Conclusion / 189

Notes / 198

Bibliography / 255

Index / 266