Britain, Turkey And The Soviet Union, 1940-45: Strategy, Diplomacy And Intelligence In The Eastern Mediterranean (studies In Military And Strategic History)

Studies in Military and Strategic History General Editor: William Philpott, Professor of Diplomatic History, King’s College London Published titles include: Martin Alexander and William Philpott (editors) ANGLO–FRENCH DEFENCE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE WARS Christopher M. Bell THE ROYAL NAVY, SEAPOWER AND STRATEGY BETWEEN THE WARS Peter Bell CHAMBERLAIN, GERMANY AND JAPAN, 1933–34 Antony Best BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AND THE JAPANESE CHALLENGE IN ASIA, 1914–41 Antoine Capet (editor) BRITAIN, FRANCE AND THE ENTENTE CORDIALE SINCE 1904 Philippe Chassaigne and Michael Dockrill (editors) ANGLO-FRENCH RELATIONS, 1898–1998 From Fashoda to Jospin Michael Dockrill BRITISH ESTABLISHMENT PERSPECTIVES ON FRANCE, 1936–40 Michael Dockrill and John Fisher THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE, 1919 Peace without Victory? John P. S. Gearson HAROLD MACMILLAN AND THE BERLIN WALL CRISIS, 1958–62 Brad William Gladman INTELLIGENCE AND ANGLO-AMERICAN AIR SUPPORT IN WORLD WAR TWO The Western Desert and Tunisia, 1940–43 Raffi Gregorian THE BRITISH ARMY, THE GURKHAS AND COLD WAR STRATEGY IN THE FAR EAST, 1947–1954 Stephen Hartley THE IRISH QUESTION AS A PROBLEM IN BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY, 1914–18 Ashley Jackson WAR AND EMPIRE IN MAURITIUS AND THE INDIAN OCEAN James Levy THE ROYAL NAVY’S HOME FLEET IN WORLD WAR II Stewart Lone JAPAN’S FIRST MODERN WAR Army and Society in the Conflict with China, 1894–95 Thomas R. Mockaitis BRITISH COUNTERINSURGENCY, 1919–60 Bob Moore and Kent Fedorowich THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND ITS ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR, 1940–47 T. R. Moreman THE ARMY IN INDIA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER WARFARE, 1849–1947 Kendrick Oliver KENNEDY, MACMILLAN AND THE NUCLEAR TEST-BAN DEBATE, 1961–63 Paul Orders BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE UNITED STATES, 1934–46 A Study in International History Elspeth Y. O’Riordan BRITAIN AND THE RUHR CRISIS G. D. Sheffield LEADERSHIP IN THE TRENCHES Officer–Man Relations, Morale and Discipline in the British Army in the Era of the First World War Adrian Smith MICK MANNOCK, FIGHTER PILOT Myth, Life and Politics Melvin Charles Smith AWARDED IN VALOUR A History of the Victoria Cross and the Evolution of British Heroism Nicholas Tamkin BRITAIN, TURKEY AND THE SOVIET UNION, 1940–45 Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean Martin Thomas THE FRENCH NORTH AFRICAN CRISIS Colonial Breakdown and Anglo-French Relations, 1945–62 Simon Trew BRITAIN, MIHAILOVIC AND THE CHETNIKS, 1941–42 Steven Weiss ALLIES IN CONFLICT Anglo-American Strategic Negotiations, 1938–44 Studies in Military and Strategic History Series Standing Order ISBN 978–0–333–71046–3 Hardback 978–0–333–80349–3 Paperback (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England Britain, Turkey and the Soviet Union, 1940–45 Strategy, Diplomacy and Intelligence in the Eastern Mediterranean Nicholas Tamkin Christ’s College, University of Cambridge © Nicholas Tamkin 2009 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted