Stalin and the Turkish crisis of the Cold War, 1945-1953 / Jamil Hasanli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hasanli, Jamil.

Series:

Harvard Cold War studies book series.

The Harvard Cold War studies book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War--Diplomatic history.

Cold War.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--Turkey.

Soviet Union.

Turkey--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

Turkey.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1945-1991.

Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.

Stalin, Joseph.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (745 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents Western and Soviet policies on Turkey from the end of the Second World War until Stalin's death in 1953. It explains how Turkey became the first regional testing ground for the Soviet-Western confrontation, which emerged after the Second World War and came to be known as the Cold War.

Contents:

Introduction; Chapter 1: Soviet-Turkish Relations during the Second World War: From Neutrality to Escalating Tensions; Chapter 2: Increasing Soviet Pressure on Turkey and the Beginning of the War of Nerves; Chapter 3: Inclusion of the South Caucasus Republics in the Soviet Policy against Turkey; Chapter 4: Growth of Pro-American Sentiments in Turkey in Response to Increasing Soviet Pressures; Chapter 5: Soviet Plans on the Straits and Their Failure; Chapter 6: The War of Nerves between the Republics of the South Caucasus; Chapter 7: Turkey and the Truman Doctrine

Chapter 8: Escalation of the Cold War and Turkey's Entry into NATOConclusion; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-28357-3

9786613283573

0-7391-6808-8

OCLC:

755417151